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Almost 5 minutes worth of FPV UAV attacks on Russian Air Force aircraft in several different air bases! No time right now, so I only watch it once, will do a thread later. Some new ones damaged! As far as I can see no new destroyed ones.
I will describe all the attacks in the same order as they were edited into the film. I'm not sure if they were edited chronologically. Timestamps in brackets mark the start and end of recording from a single FPV UAV.
Olenya. 1: Tu-95MS RF-94257 destroyed at 68.145251, 33.449846. At least 3 UAVs used (0:02-0:06, 0:06-0:10, 0:24-0:31), first 2 did not detonate or made a little damage, the 3rd struck the right spot. Moment of the explosion was recorded by another UAV flying nearby (0:31-0:36). Image
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Olenya. 2: Tu-95MS RF-94132 destroyed at 68.144249, 33.449041 (0:10-0:15, 0:36-0:41). I think the 1st UAV shown attacking under the wing started the fire, which means the one shown as 2nd actually attacked first, since no fire is visible (it didn't detonate or made little damage) Image
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Olenya. 3: Tu-95MS destroyed at 68.140032, 33.444580 (0:16-0:20, 0:45-0:52, 0:52-0:56). The 1st UAV made a hole in top fuselage, it is unclear whether the 2nd one detonated, but I think the 3rd UAV ignited the plane. Image
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Olenya. 4: Tu-95MS destroyed at 68.143326, 33.447872 (0:20-0:24, 0:41-0:45). The 1st UAV did not detonate or made little damage, I believe the 2nd one started the fire. There is a name painted on the fuselage (pic 3 & 4) but barely visible, can anyone read this? Image
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Olenya. 5: Tu-22M3 attacked at 68.157336, 33.460978 (0:56-1:04). It is unclear whether the FPV UAV detonated and, if so, what damage it caused. Image
To be continued in a little while...
Olenya. 6: Tu-22M3 attacked at 68.151532, 33.456319 (1:04-1:10, 1:10-1:21). The 1st UAV did not detonate, it is unclear whether the 2nd did, and if so, what damage it caused. Looking at all those open hatches (pic 4) I wonder if the aircraft was airworthy. Image
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Olenya. 7: An-12 destroyed at 68.146540, 33.451064 (1:21-1:27). Apparently one UAV was enough. Last recording from Olenya is (1:27-1:31) flyby showing already mentioned burning Tu-95MS (numbered 1, 2 and 4 in this thread). Image
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This concludes the recorded attacks from Olenya Air Base. All four Tu-95s (1, 2, 3 & 4) and the An-12 (7) were known from earlier footage and have already been counted as destroyed. The status of both attacked Tu-22Ms (5 & 6) is unclear, they may or may not have been damaged.
Ivanovo Severny. 1: A-50 attacked at 57.057920, 40.994000 (1:31-1:55). It is unclear whether the UAV detonated or not. This is retired, not airworthy airframe that has been rotting in this spot since 2015. Note the lack of port engines. Image
Ivanovo Severny. 2: A-50 attacked at 57.058087, 40.993102 (1:55-2:00). It is unclear whether the UAV detonated or not. This too is retired, not airworthy airframe that has been rotting in this spot since 2015. It lacks one port, both starboard engines and some wing parts. Image
That's all for Ivanovo Severny Air Base. Both decommissioned A-50s has been in storage in this place for over 10 years. Essentially scrap metal. Judging by sat imagery from 2 June 2025, both UAVs either did not explode or caused very little damage.
Dyagilevo. 1: Tu-22M damaged at 54.646895, 39.575193 (2:00-2:08, 2:09-2:15). The 1st UAV detonated damaging starboard side above the wing root. It is unclear whether the 2nd one exploded. All the open hatches (pic 3 & 4) and lack of VKS titles suggest that it was not airworthy. Image
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Dyagilevo. 2: Tu-22M attacked at 54.647480, 39.578704 (2:15-2:20). It is unclear whether the UAV detonated, and if so, what damage it caused. The lack of any marking (pic 2) means that most likely it was not airworthy. Image
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Dyagilevo. 3: Tu-22M attacked at 54.650697, 39.569202 (2:20-2:30). It is unclear whether the UAV detonated, and if so, what damage it caused. The lack of VKS titles (pic 2) and the overall state of the front fuselage means that most likely the aircraft was not airworthy. Image
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That's all for Dyagilevo Air Base. One Tu-22M damaged and two more attacked with unknown outcome. All three most likely not airworthy.
Belaya. 1: Tu-22M3 RF-94216 destroyed at 52.897300, 103.582574 (2:30-2:40, 2:40-2:48). The 1st UAV did not detonate, but the 2nd one did the job. The burning aircraft was recorded by another UAV flying nearby (4:31-4:37). Image
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Maxar satellite imagery taken on 4 June 2025 (published by Mike Eckel).
Belaya. 2: Tu-22M3 destroyed at 52.900570, 103.574265 (2:48-2:51, 3:28-3:32). One of these two UAVs did not detonate or made little damage, and the other ignited the aircraft. Image
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Maxar satellite imagery taken on 4 June 2025 (published by Mike Eckel).
Belaya. 3: Tu-22M3 damaged at 52.896481, 103.580677 (2:51-3:02, 3:32-3:37). The 1st UAV detonated, blowing up a hole in the 2nd cockpit. It is unclear whether the 2nd UAV exploded or not. In sat imagery from 4 June, the aircraft is a bit overexposed, so the damage isn't visible. Image
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Maxar satellite imagery taken on 4 June 2025 (published by Mike Eckel).
Belaya. 4: Tu-22M3 destroyed at 52.906062, 103.577416 (3:02-3:08). Apparently one UAV was enough. Image
Maxar satellite imagery taken on 4 June 2025 (published by Mike Eckel).
Belaya. 5: Tu-22M3 destroyed at 52.895874, 103.582804 (3:08-3:12, 3:12-3:21). The 1st UAV did not detonate, but the 2nd did destroying the aircraft. Image
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Maxar satellite imagery taken on 4 June 2025 (published by Mike Eckel).
Belaya. 6: Tu-22M3 attacked at 52.896326, 103.577682 (3:21-3.28). The UAV did not detonate or made little damage. In sat imagery from 4 June no damage is visible. Image
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Maxar satellite imagery taken on 4 June 2025 (published by Mike Eckel).
Belaya. Another UAV recorded general overview of burning Tu-22M3 bombers previously mentioned in this thread as 1 and 2 (3:37-3:39). Image
Belaya. 7: Tu-95MS RF-94120 destroyed at 52.919091, 103.561469 (3.39-3:55. 3:55-4:04). The 1st UAV did not detonate, the 2nd one caused catastrophic fire. Image
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Maxar satellite imagery taken on 4 June 2025 (published by Mike Eckel).
Belaya. 8: Tu-95MS destroyed at 52.916376, 103.564663 (4:04-4:15). Apparently one UAV was enough to ignite the fuel. The burning plane was recorded by another UAV flying nearby (4:15-4:24). Image
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Maxar satellite imagery taken on 4 June 2025 (published by Mike Eckel).
Belaya. 9: Tu-95MS attacked at 52.918117, 103.562741 (4:24-4:31). It is unclear whether the UAV exploded or not. I think it's the same aircraft as the one photographed on the taxiway on 4 June (3rd pic, marked with yellow arrow). Image
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Planet Labs satellite imagery taken on 4 June 2025 (published by Open Source Centre).
Belaya. 10: Tu-95MS destroyed at 52.917366, 103.563407 was recorded by a UAV flying nearby (4:24-4:31). Image
Maxar satellite imagery taken on 4 June 2025 (published by Mike Eckel).
This concludes the recorded attacks from Belaya AB. All 4 Tu-22Ms (1, 2, 4 & 5) and 3 Tu-95s (7, 8 & 10) were known from earlier footage and have already been counted as destroyed. Additionally a Tu-22M3 was damaged (3).
Attacks on two more aircraft were recorded, Tu-22M3 (6) and Tu-95MS (9), but the outcome is unclear. Judging by sat imagery from 4 June, in both cases the UAVs either did not detonate or inflicted little damage.
Overall tally from all 4 air bases is:
Destroyed: 7x Tu-95MS, 4x Tu-22M3, 1x An-12BK
Damaged: 1x Tu-22M3
Total: 12 destroyed, 1 damaged

Additionally one retired Tu-22M3 was damaged.
Attacks on 8 more planes were recorded, but the outcome is unclear. Judging by sat imagery all 8 UAVs either did not detonate or inflicted little damage.
These were retired 2x A-50 & 2x Tu-22M3 as well as operational 1x Tu95MS & 3x Tu-22M3 (maybe 1 of them retired, hard to say).

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