Opinion | Over the past several months, Ukrainian drones have penetrated ever deeper into Russian territory, striking an oil refinery as far away from the border as the northwestern city of St.
Satellite images supposedly reveal that on April 22, six Tu-22M3 strategic bombers were stationed at the Russian Mozdok airbase, accounting for at least a fifth of Russia’s fleet of these aircraft.
The first Russian Tu-22M3 long-range strategic bomber was reportedly shot down by Ukraine and crashed over Russia's Stavropol Krai overnight on April 19. The aircraft was carrying out a combat mission when a Soviet-era S-200 anti-aircraft system shot it down, an intelligence source told the Kyiv Independent. The Russian Defense Ministry claimed the aircraft crashed due to a "technical malfunction" while returning to its base.
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