This is not the first Tu-22M3 to crash in Irkutsk - on August 15, 2024, another bomber of the same model went down.

A RUSSIAN Tu-22M3 supersonic bomber jet capable of carrying nukes crashed overnight in a fireball explosion. The ...

The Tupolev Tu-22M3, which was deployed for the first time ... 7,000km It can also carry Kh-15 nuclear or anti-radar missiles, as well as Kh-22 long-range naval strike missiles.

Russia uses these nuclear-capable aircraft to launch cruise missile attacks against Ukrainian cities. Ukraine reportedly ...

The recent Ukrainian strike on the Engels-2 airbase in Russia shows the value that Kyiv places on taking the Tu-95 out of ...

Engels air base hosts some of Russia’s Tupolev Tu-95 and Tupolev Tu-160 bombers ... Beaver, Liutyi and UJ-22—all of which are between six and 10 feet long and propeller-driven.

Satellite imagery showed craters and damaged bunkers at Russia’s Engels strategic bomber base after Ukraine struck it with ...

This means that Boom's vision for a far wider range of destinations is a lot more possible. Potential routes include San ...

Its design seems to be a fusion between the American Rockwell B-1 Lancer and the Russian Tupolev Tu-160. The military plane is powered by four turbofan engines, allowing it to go up to a top speed ...

The attack triggered a major blast and fire. The base in Engels hosts Russia’s Tupolev Tu-160 nuclear-capable heavy strategic bombers. Ukraine accused Russia of illegally pressuring Ukrainians ...