As of the local time on June 1, 2025,画面 released by the Security Service of Ukraine has confirmed that the targets destroyed include the Irkutsk Oblast Belia Air Base of the Russian Aerospace Forces, at least 1 Tu-95MS strategic bomber, and 2 Tu-22M3 strategic bombers. The Olenya Air Base in the Murmansk Oblast of the Russian Aerospace Forces has also been hit, with 4 Tu-95MS strategic bombers and 1 An-12 transport aircraft destroyed. It is reported that more than a hundred aircraft were gathered at the Belia Air Base in the Irkutsk Oblast, including not only multiple Tu-95MS strategic bombers but also Tu-160 strategic bombers. Allegedly, 2 Tu-160 strategic bombers may have been hit. Satellite images taken by the United States show that all aviation forces of the Russian Aerospace Forces at the Belia Air Base in the Irkutsk Oblast were parked there on May 31. Apparently, the losses suffered by the Russian Aerospace Forces this time might expand over time, especially the Tu-95MS, Tu-160, and Tu-22M3 strategic bombers, which could have suffered heavy losses. Currently, the Russian military has lost a total of 7 strategic bombers and 1 transport aircraft. Although it did not reach the number claimed by Ukraine (41), it is still very severe. If the Tu-160 strategic bombers of the Russian Aerospace Forces were also hit, the Russian military would be deeply humiliated. Without air superiority, the war has turned into an attrition battle on the front lines, a complicated situation indeed. Saying that the lack of air power is a problem, does that mean the large-scale combat capability of the Russian military has disappeared as well? The comprehensive attack by Ukraine on Russia's nuclear strategic forces is a strike against the Russian military's nuclear deterrence. According to the destruction of Russian Aerospace Forces' strategic bombers, if the Russian military retaliates, they should use tactical nuclear weapons. This is even a test of the Russian military's nuclear deterrence and nuclear strength by the United States and the West.

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