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Ukrainian sources claimed that the bomber was shot down using a surface-to-air missile, [137] with the loss of the Tu-22M3 being the second confirmed kill of a strategic bomber during the conflict. [138] On 15 August 2024, a Tu-22M3 crashed in the Irkutsk Oblast of Russia while performing a "routine flight". The preliminary cause of the crash ...
In a first for Ukraine during the invasion, Kyiv's air force commander and military spy agency said they had shot down a Russian Tu-22M3 strategic bomber that had fired missiles at Ukraine during ...
A Mil Mi-24 helicopter was shot down by the 138th Separate Guards Motor Rifle Brigade using MANPAD near Lukashivka in Sumy Oblast. Drone footage showed the wreckage of the helicopter. [351] 17 March Mi-8: A Mil Mi-8 helicopter was shot down in Kherson Region, the Commander died, while two crewmen survived. [352] 18 March Mil Mi-8
Ukraine said it shot down a Russian Tu-22M3 strategic bomber for the first time on Friday, destroying a warplane capable of carrying long-range missiles used to attack Ukrainian cities. The ...
25 July - An Mi-28 helicopter crashed due to a suspected technical malfunction in Zhizdrinsky District, Kaluga Oblast, killing its entire crew. [164] 27 July - A Su-34 crashed in Volgograd Oblast. The two pilots ejected safely from the aircraft. [165] 15 August - A Tu-22M3 bomber crashed in Irkutsk Oblast. The four crew ejected from the aircraft.
Ukrainian armed forces claim to have used an S-200 to shoot down a Beriev A-50 in the evening of 23 February 2024 over the Sea of Azov. [78] On 19 April 2024, Ukraine claimed to have shot down a Russian Tu-22M3 long-range strategic bomber over Stavropol Krai. Ukraine claimed that the bomber was trying to return to base but crashed near Stavropol.
The scorched area also appears geo-consistent with the photo of the blazing Tu-22.. According to World Air Forces 2023, Russia began the year with just 59 of the Soviet bombers, production of ...
The first combat use of the missile was reported during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. On 11 May 2022, a video emerged on internet showing a Russian Air Force Tu-22M3 strategic bomber launching a pair of Kh-22 or Kh-32 missiles at targets somewhere in Ukraine. [14]