The eighth flight in 4 days: IL-76 arrived at the Engels-2 military base with a cargo of missiles — UNIAN

Another Il-76 transport has arrived at the Russian Engels-2 airbase, probably with a cargo of missiles. This is reported by UNIAN with reference to Ukrainian monitoring channels.

"This is already (!) the eighth flight in four days. Such activity is observed for the first time in three years," the agency writes.

In Ukraine, they fear that Russia is transferring missiles for strategic bombers and is preparing for a large-scale strike. The day before, Ukrainian resources reported that the sixth Il-76 flight with cruise missiles on board landed in Engels. "Consequently, at the airfield of the Tu-95MS bombers, the number of X-101/55CM missiles is growing exponentially," the military public noted.

On May 26, the Trukha telegram channel reported, citing data from monitoring groups, that an Il-76 transport aircraft, probably with X-101/555 cruise missiles, arrived at the Engels-2 airbase.

"There is also information that during the day Russian troops were working on the preparation of launchers for ballistic missiles. At the same time, the Russian fleet may be ready for a new strike, equipped with "Calibers"," TK added.