According to OSINT analyst Agentstvo, all Tu-160 bombers have been evacuated from Belaya airfield in Irkutsk Oblast and Olenya airfield in Murmansk Oblast. Some were relocated to Anadyr in Chukotka, Yelizovo in Kamchatka, and Borisoglebskoye in Tatarstan. (1)
Russia has redeployed dozens of long-range bombers to more remote bases within the country, Russian independent media outlet Agentstvo reported on June 11, citing OSINT analyst AviVector. (1)
The relocation comes in the wake of Ukraine's Operation Spiderweb, the unprecedented mass drone strike on June 1 that targeted four Russian air bases deep inside the country. (1)
Tu-22M3 and Tu-95MS bombers were also redeployed. Eleven Tu-22M3s and all Tu-95MS aircraft near Murmansk reportedly relocated to the Ukrainka airfield in Amur Oblast, Engels-2 in Saratov Oblast, Borisoglebskoye in Tatarstan, and Mozdok in North Ossetia. (1)
Here are the approximate coordinates for each airbase:
Ukrainka Air Base: 51°10′12″N 128°26′42″E
Anadyr (Ugolny) Air Base: 64°44′06″N 177°44′30″E
Yelizovo Air Base: 53°10′12″N 158°27′06″E
Belaya Air Base: 52°54′54″N 103°34′30″E
A source says the Russia hides its nuclear bombers in Amur River. Is that true? It's highly unlikely and impractical for Russia to "hide" nuclear bombers in the Amur River itself. Strategic bombers like the Tu-95 or Tu-160 are massive fixed-wing aircraft designed to fly, not operate underwater or even float on a river for concealment. They require long, paved runways for takeoff and landing. These complex aircraft need extensive ground support, maintenance crews, specialized equipment, and fuel – none of which can be easily provided on a river. An aircraft sitting on a river would be incredibly vulnerable to detection (by satellite, drone, or even visual observation) and attack. It would be a sitting duck. While parts of the Amur River are navigable, it's not a suitable environment for parking or operating large military aircraft. Ukrainka Air Base, a major strategic bomber base, is located in the Amur Oblast (region) of Russia, which is geographically defined by the Amur River basin. So, bombers are "in the Amur region," but not in the river.
1. Tim Zadorozhnyy, Russia reportedly redeploys bombers to Far East bases after Ukraine's Operation Spiderweb, The Kyiv Independent, June 12, 2025.
Ukrainka Air Base: 51°10′12″N 128°26′42″E
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