Increased amount of π·πΊ Russian mil and government activity observed in the past 24 hours (0300Z 8/189/22 to 0259Z 8/20/22): 28 separate airframes recorded via @ADSBexchange
May be a result of increased data coverage, not necessarily flights.
Rossiya - Special Flight Detachment, part 1
π·πΊ RSD045 is Il-96-300 RA-96023 #157717
π·πΊ RSD071 is An-148-100EA RA-61716 #14F114
π·πΊ RSD073 is Il-96-300 RA-96018 #157712
π·πΊ RSD077 is A319-115(CJ) RA-73026 #151D42
Rossiya - Special Flight Detachment, part 2
π·πΊ RSD078 is Falcon 7X RA-09007 #14232F
π·πΊ RSD105 is Tu-204-300 RA-64058 #14FA3A
π·πΊ RSD882 is Tu-214 RA-64521 #14FC09
π·πΊ RSD980 is Tu-214 RA-64534 #14FC16 (FSB)
Russian Air Force (including additional Rossiya RSD flights), part 1
π·πΊ CTA0558K is Il-76MD-90A RF-78660 #1D3344
π·πΊ RFF7779 is Tu-154B-2 RA-85563 #149C77
π·πΊ RFF9006 is Tu-214PU-SBUS (presidential comms plane) RA-64529 #14FC11
π·πΊ RFF9976 is Tu-154M RA-85843 #154F53
Russian Air Force, part 2 (south)
π·πΊ 30778 is An-148-100E RA-61729 #14F121
π·πΊ 82534 is Tu-154B-2 RA-85586 #154E52
π·πΊ 82460 is Tu-154M RA-85019 #154C1B (FSB)
π·πΊ 82546 is Tu-154M RA-85155 #154CA3
Russian Air Force, part 3 (south)
π·πΊ 82533 is Tu-154M RA-85686 #154EB6
π·πΊ 30780 is An-148-100E RA-61718 #14F116
π·πΊ (No callsign) is Il-62M RA-86539 #15520B
π·πΊ 45446 is Tu-134A RA-65992 #1501C8
Russian Air Force, part 4
π·πΊ 30774 is An-148-100E RA-61733 #14F125
π·πΊ 30775 is An-148-100E RA-61728 #14F120
π·πΊ 78346 is Il-76MD RA-78847 #1533FF
π·πΊ 78840 is Il-76MD RA-78840 #1533F8
Ministry of Emergency Situations (EMERCOM), firefighting
π·πΊ 31140 is Be-200ChS RF-31140 #1479A0
π·πΊ 32766 is Be-200ChS RF-32766 #147FFE
π·πΊ SUM9125 is Il-76TD RA-76841 #152C29
π·πΊ (no callsign) is Be-200Chs RF-31380 #147A95
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If you look closely at the image @Ameliairheart has provided, there are more than just craters that are in patterns. There are many aircraft within what might be construed as a blast radius by whatever created the massive craters that have irregular damage "halos".
These halos appear to be circular burn areas on the sides of aircraft to which damage is limited to only one side.
These aircraft are tucked together between berms designed to deflect blast damage. They also can conceal someone inside from view.
One thing that stuck out in my mind about the blast videos of Novofedorivka/Saki Airbase was people from a good distance away experienced a fairly steady breeze. This burn scar of grass & the smoke in the distance makes me wonder if the wind played a factor in spreading the fire.
I bring this up because if you look at this video, you'll notice the area where there are 2 major explosions has the wind drifting smoke from one explosion over the other, and fairly sideways, too.
I suppose it is possible one explosion led to the other.
As I am reading this, the ship that provided a helicopter to assist 2 critical but stable patients is the French frigate Prairial (F731), seen here at Pearl Harbor for RIMPAC.
USS Harry S. Truman's current location as derived by the spot of an E-2D Advanced Hawkeye taking off from her deck and making racetracks east of the carrier.
USS Kearsarge LHD-3 was last transmitting AIS (seen on @MarineTraffic) in the Celtic Sea/Bay of Biscay area about 115 miles west of Brest, France at 0348 UTC June 24, 2022.
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Part 3. MiG-31K & Kinzhal.
Paired with a MiG-31K, the Kh-47M2 "Khinzhal" (Russian: Π₯-47Π2 ΠΠΈΠ½ΠΆΠ°Π»; NATO: "Killjoy") is said in Russian media TASS July 18, 2018 to have a range of 2000 km.