At about 10:00 PM EDT last night, Russia sortied at least eleven (11) Tu-95 Bombers into the air toward either Ukraine or toward launch positions in the Caspian Sea. All of Ukraine went under air raid warning sirens, as seen on the map above.
At about 11:00 PM EDT, Russia had at least four Kalibr Missile launch vehicles in the Black Sea, which left port in the Krasnodar Krai Oblast:
– 1 submarine
– 2 frigates
– 1 missile boat
This setup allowed for a potential salvo of up to 24 Kalibr missiles.
At that same hour, Russia had already launched at least 55 Shaheed Attack Drones over Ukraine:
In addition to the Tu-95’s, and the naval vessels, Russia also prepared at least 9 MiG-31s for sorties.
With an inventory of 6 Tu-22, 9 MiG-31k, 11 Tu-95, 2 Su-57 and 4 Kalibr missile vessels, most observers believed whatever attack was planned against Ukraine, it was going…
