Three Russian Tu-95MS strategic bombers from Ukrainka air base in Russia's far east landed at Olenya air base in Murmansk region around 3:10-3:20 PM UTC on January 15, 2026, with no further activity noted, according to an update posted by monitoring account @kimhvik2 on X over the past hour. The same update reported that Admiral Essen, a Project 11356 frigate, was loaded with eight or fewer Kalibr cruise missiles at Novorossiysk naval base, while positions of Admiral Makarov, Kilo-class submarines, and Buyan-M class corvettes remain unknown. No aircraft movement was observed at Engels-2 air base in Saratov region for several days. Russian reconnaissance drones operated for several days in Odesa region near Zatoka bridge and Karolino-Buhaz railway station, as well as in Lviv, Zhytomyr, Rivne, Volyn, Kyiv, Chernihiv, Ternopil, Zakarpattia, Ivano-Frankivsk, Chernivtsi, and Khmelnytskyi regions, the @kimhvik2 post stated. Information on a possible next combined missile and drone attack will be provided later today or tomorrow. Rumors circulated on monitoring channels about a potential Oreshnik missile attack in coming days, though unconfirmed and possibly linked to Iskander-I use, per the update. Separately, DroneBomber reported that Russian monitoring channels stated a Neptune missile was launched, with first reports from Oryol region, awaiting further developments. An earlier quote in the @kimhvik2 post noted two Tu-95MS took off from Ukrainka about two hours prior, with unknown total number, describing the activity as either training or relocation.
