The Ukrainian military lost the Russian Tu-22MZ bomber. The aircraft, which was carrying X-22 missiles, followed the drone.
ZSU Chief Commander Oleksandr Sirsky stated this, writing to RBC-Ukraine in his interview with LB.ua.
“A few days ago, our distant activities were spent on the Tu-22M3 long-range bomber,” he said.
According to Sirsky, the flight “just landed.”
“And our drone attacked. Vartist – close to 100 million dollars,” added the general.
What do you know about the flytak?
Tu-22M (NATO classification – Backfire) is a supersonic long-range strategic missile-carrying bomber with variable wing geometry. The disintegration of the Tupolev Design Bureau in the 1960s.
It was produced in two main modifications – the Tu-22M2 (produced in the 1990s) and the Tu-22M3, which was produced from 1978 to 1993 and is operated by the PKS of Russia at the same time.
Zokrema, occupiers vikorists under the hour of shelling in Ukraine. We carry X-22 missiles. In addition, for example, on May 9, 2022, strategic aircraft Tu-22M3 launched three missiles to the Kinjal complex at civilian targets in the Odessa region.
No worse than the low-quality Tu-22M3 aircraft
As a result of the large-scale invasion of the Russian Federation, the ZSU first lost the Russian strategic bomber Tu-22M3 in mid-2024. Also, two Kh-22 missiles were first destroyed.
Additionally, in the early hours of the 9th quarter, the Russians spent 1,270 soldiers, 10 armored combat vehicles and 4 tanks on the front. Before the beginning of the invasion of the Russian Federation, the occupiers were already under-protected by 370 aircraft of various types.
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