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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 ...
KYIV/DNIPRO, Ukraine (Reuters) -Ukraine shot down a Russian strategic bomber 300 km (185 miles) from its border on Friday after the warplane took part in an airstrike that killed at least eight ...
Ukrainian sources claimed that the bomber was shot down using a surface-to-air missile, [136] with the loss of the Tu-22M3 being the second confirmed kill of a strategic bomber during the conflict. [137] 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 ...
On 19 April 2024, a Russian Tu-22M3 bomber was shot down in Stavropol Krai with a S-200 missile according to the chief of the Main Directorate of Intelligence, Lt. Gen. Kyrylo Budanov. [ 49 ] Some American officers told the New York Times that Ukraine used a Patriot missile to shoot down a Russian Il-76 transport in the Belgorod Oblast on 24 ...
An estimate by Ekonomichna Pravda put the cost of the Russian attack at $1.273 billion. [ 32 ] On 22 January 2025, the Security Service of Ukraine arrested a lawyer from Dnipro on suspicion of aiding airstrikes on the city.
(Reuters) - Officers of Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) blocked an attempt by Ukraine to organise the hijack of a Russian Tu-22M3 strategic bomber, the service said on Monday.
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 remarkable level of detail provided by Bohdan both undermines the Russian recast of the events while also giving a rare window into how these behind-the-scenes, spy-vs.-spy operations unfold ...