Activity on Russian combat-related strategic aviation frequencies is recorded. We will likely see departures of Tu-95MS bombers from Olenya Airbase to launch missiles in the near future.

Combat-related radio activity has resumed after a brief pause.

Update on Geran launches:

So far, 8 launches of Geran-2 drones have been recorded. These are from:

Primorsko-Akhtarsk Airbase, Krasnodar Krai.
Tsumbulova Test Site, Oryol Oblast (x2).
Khalino Airbase, Kursk Oblast (x2).
Navlya Test Site, Bryansk Oblast.
Kacha Airbase, Crimea.
Cape Chauda, Crimea.

It's currently 9:46 pm in Kyiv. No departures of Tu-95MS have been recorded yet.

Remember, departures will take place later due to changes in daylight hours.

Update on Geran launches:

So far, 11 launches of Geran-2 drones have been recorded. These are from:

Primorsko-Akhtarsk Airbase, Krasnodar Krai.
Tsumbulova Test Site, Oryol Oblast (x2).
Khalino Airbase, Kursk Oblast (x3).
Navlya Test Site, Bryansk Oblast.
Kacha Airbase, Crimea.
Cape Chauda, Crimea.
Millerovo Airbase, Rostov Oblast.
Shatalovo Airbase, Smolensk Oblast.

General movements of Russian Geran-2 drones. Currently, ~25 drones are detected in Ukrainian airspace.

General movements of Russian Geran-2 drones. Currently, ~38 drones are detected in Ukrainian airspace.

Activity on combat-related strategic frequencies continues periodically. No direct communications relating to departures of strategic bombers has been recorded yet.

1 IL-76MD cargo plane landed at Taganrog-Central Airbase, Rostov Oblast. Iskander-M ballistic missiles are being delivered to OTRK installations near Taganrog. Its unclear if they will be used in tonight's attack.

General movements of Russian Geran-2 drones. Currently, ~32 drones are detected in Ukrainian airspace.

A lot of the earlier drones in northern Ukraine were Gerbera decoys.

Unidentified missile to Tuzly, Odesa Oblast.

This was an Iskander-K cruise missile. It has since disappeared.

Correction: Its a Kh-31P anti-radar missile. Continuing to fly towards Tuzly.

Impacted near Sarata, Odesa Oblast.

Most of the Geran-2 drones are flying towards Kyiv. We could see Iskander-M launches in that direction later on.

Boryspil, Kyiv Oblast, is currently under attack from Geran-2 drones.

New activity on combat-related strategic aviation frequencies. No departures yet.

Additional activity related to Tu-160s at Engels-2 Airbase is recorded.

Departures of Tu-95s are expected from Olenya Airbase soon.

At least 2 Tu-95MS strategic bombers have departed from Olenya Airbase, Murmansk Oblast, flying south towards the launch lines. As many as 7 Tu-95s will take off from here.