ППО радар channel reported launches of Kalibr missiles from the Black Sea between 10:45:21 PM and 11:15:11 PM UTC on December 26, 2025, coinciding with a Tu-22M3 bomber departure from Olenya airfield in Murmansk region, as the same channel stated. Monitor channel reported four Tu-95MS bombers from Belaya airfield in Irkutsk Oblast, two Tu-160 bombers from Ukrainka airfield in Amur Oblast, and one Tu-22M3 from Olenya airfield airborne over Russian airspace as of 00:50, noting not all would participate in attacks and expecting cruise missile launches closer to 4-5 AM with entry into Ukrainian airspace from 5-7 AM. єРадар channel stated it could not confirm the Kalibr missile launches as of this moment and indicated it was watching the situation. These reports follow ZAHIDWTF 24/7 channel's earlier note of four missile carriers in the Black Sea during the prior 29-minute window with capacity for up to 26 Kalibr missiles, according to monitoring from 10:15 PM to 10:45 PM UTC.
