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The Tupolev Tu-95 (Russian: Туполев Ту-95; NATO reporting name: "Bear") is a large, four-engine turboprop-powered strategic bomber and missile platform. First flown in 1952, the Tu-95 entered service with the Long-Range Aviation of the Soviet Air Forces in 1956 and was first used in combat in 2015.
A Russian Air Force Su-34 A Russian Air Force Su-35S A Tu-160 during the 2018 Victory Day Parade A Beriev A-50 in flight A Tu-214R taking off from Borisoglebskoye Airfield An Il-78M of the 203rd Guards Air Refuelling Regiment An An-124-100 accompanied by a Su-27UB A Russian Air Force Ka-52 in flight A Yak-130 at the 2012 Farnborough International Airshow
Tu-22M, Tu-95 Registration number RF-34110, and a Tu-95 damaged by long-range drone attack on the Dyagilevo and Engels-2 air bases. [545] [546] [547] 9 December Su-25SM Damaged after an emergency gear-up landing at Primorsko-Akhtarsk Air Base in Krasnodar Krai. [548] [549] Unknown date 2022 Su-25SM
Tupolev Tu-22M Soviet Union: Jet: Bomber: 1973: 58: 58 [2] As of 28 May 2024 at least 2 have been lost and 1 damaged in the Russian invasion of Ukraine Tupolev Tu-95 Soviet Union: Turboprop: Bomber: 1956: 47: 47 [2] As of 28 May 2024 at least 1 has been damaged as a result of the Russian Invasion of Ukraine Tupolev Tu-160 Soviet Union/ Russia ...
The Russian Air Force's new Tu-160M2 strategic bombers are expected to be delivered on a regular basis over the course of 10 to 20 years [when?]. The Tu-95 and Tu-160 bombers will be periodically updated, as was done during the 1990s with the Tu-22M bombers. Strategic bombers of the Cold War were primarily armed with nuclear weapons.
By 1994, all of the early Tu-95 variants had been replaced by the Tu-95MS (NATO: Bear-H). In 1998, it had 16 Tu-95MS16 and 27 Tu-95MS6 aircraft, according to START I treaty documents[#21]. Units stationed at Ukrainka have included: 73rd Heavy Bomber Aviation Regiment (73 TBAP), with 42 Tu-95 bombers in the mid-1990s, many from Dolon.
The head of Kyiv's military administration, Serhiy Popko, said Russia used cruise missiles launched from Tu-95MS strategic bombers. An air alert in the capital lasted for more than two hours as ...
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