Russia took off a group of Tu-95MS and MiG-31K aircraft, but there were no launches: the enemy was training

On the morning of Monday, November 11, the aggressor country Russia took off a group of Tu-95MS strategic bombers. Enemy MiG-31Ks, which are carriers of the "Kinzhal" missiles, also came to the launch line.

This was warned by the monitoring channel "Nikolaevsky Vanek" on Telegram. It was expected that in a few hours, Ukraine would be under a massive missile attack.

In the end, no real launches took place. The departure of such a large number of aircraft turned out to be a large-scale training of Russian aviation.

The head of the National Security and Defense Council's Center for Countering Disinformation, Andrii Kovalenko, warned that the aggressor has everything ready for massive attacks. The Russians have accumulated missiles and ready-made carriers. Practicing the tactics of imitation launches "is also part of keeping aviation ready for action."

"And the enemy is using this for psychological pressure," Kovalenko said.

How the situation developed

As of 03:40, eight Tu-95s were carrying X-101/X-55/X-555 cruise missiles in the sky. They took off from the "Olenya" airfield in the Murmansk region of the Russian Federation in the direction of the Caspian region.

The author of the channel "Nikolaevsky Vanek" reported that the estimated time for the aircraft to reach the launching lines at the Engels air base in the Saratov region is 05:30 – 06:10 (if the launches are from here, the missiles will appear in our airspace around 06:00 – 06:40).

At the same time, in the Caspian Sea area, the occupiers' planes were expected to arrive at about 06:50 – 07:30 (analysts pointed out that if the launches were from here, the missiles would be on the territory of Ukraine around 07:30 – 08:20).

Information about the takeoff of the bombers in Russia was also reported by the Monitor channel.

At half past 7 a.m., it was reported that all eight Russian TU-95MS aircraft had performed launch maneuvers.

"If the launches are real, missiles are expected in our airspace within an hour and a half," "Nikolaevsky Vanek" wrote.

At around 07:00, an air raid alert was once again raised across Ukraine. The Armed Forces of Ukraine noted that it was related to the enemy launching cruise missiles from Tu-95MS strategic bombers from the Caspian Sea.

In addition, a Russian Air Force MiG-31K took off in Russia. Due to the threat of massive missile attacks, emergency power outage schedules were introduced in several regions of Ukraine.

At this time, a huge number of people in the Kyiv metro were hiding from the alarm. The stations were overcrowded.

Against this backdrop, "Nikolaevsky Vanek" suggested that the missile threat to the country was relevant until about 08:00 and that the alarm in the regions would continue for some time.

"When all 13 'roosters' were in the Caspian Sea, they also performed launch maneuvers. At the time of the alleged launches, there were 13 TU-95MS aircraft at the launch sites. No launches from MiG-31Ks were recorded, and the takeoff from Savasleyka was not confirmed either, so there are still three MiG-31Ks in the air that took off from Astrakhan. It is too early to exhale," he explained.

On the evening of November 10, Russian troops also launched Shahed-136 attack drones at Ukraine. The enemy drones flew into our territory from the northeast and south. As of 3:55 a.m., the alert was raised in the north and east of Ukraine. Air defense systems were operating in the regions.

Earlier, military expert Oleksandr Kovalenko assessed the likelihood of Russia resuming massive missile strikes against Ukraine. He said that during the absence of such attacks, the enemy was able to accumulate.

As reported by OBOZ.UA, on the night of November 10, air defense forces repelled another Russian attack, which was carried out using a record number of attack drones – 145. In total, 62 UAVs were neutralized over 13 regions, and even more targets were lost locally.

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