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Ukrainian drone destroys Russian supersonic bomber

2023-08-22 14:59:00, Kosova & Bota CNA

Ukrainian drone destroys Russian supersonic bomber

A Russian long-range bomber has reportedly been destroyed in a Ukrainian drone strike.

Images posted on social media and analyzed by BBC Verify show a Tupolev Tu-22M on fire at the Soltsy-2 air base, south of St Petersburg.

Moscow said one drone was hit by small arms fire but managed to "damage" one aircraft. Ukraine has not commented.

The Tu-22M can travel at twice the speed of sound and has been used extensively to attack Ukraine.

The Tu-22M is a Cold War-era supersonic swing-wing bomber codenamed "Backfire" by NATO that has been widely used in attacks on Ukrainian cities./ CNA





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