It’s worth noting that Ukraine’s Air Force at one point retained 60 Tu-22M2 and M3 Backfire bombers inherited from the Soviet Union but 423 Kh-22 missiles, but these were all scrapped by 2006 ...

Russian pilots flying a Tu-22M3 supersonic bomber mistakenly hit a grain ship in the Black Sea having "targeted it in haste," likely while trying to evade Ukrainian air defenses, U.K. defense ...

In fact, the Tu-22M3 is virtually a “theatre” bomber designed primarily to strike inside continental Europe. In terms of armaments, the Tu-22M3 can sport the new Kh-32 missile- a heavily ...

A Tu-22M3 strategic bomber has crashed in Irkutsk Oblast of Russia. Source: Russian news agency RIA Novosti with reference to the Russian Defence Ministry Details: Russia's Ministry of Defence ...

Ukraine's drone strike in Operation Spider's Web devastates Russian bombers, raising concerns about drone threats and highlighting the strategic impact on airpower.

Russian forces regularly use Tu-22M3 long-range strategic and maritime strike bombers, commonly armed with AS-4 heavy anti-ship or Kh-22 cruise missiles, in airstrikes against Ukraine.

Moreover, the closest Tu-22 base is quite far from Ukraine, so it would have been quite difficult to steal the Backfire bomber flying for quite a while before reaching the destination airfield.

Kyiv's forces have said the bomber jet is frequently used by Russian troops to attack Ukraine amid the ongoing war. It is capable of bearing Kh-22 cruise missiles that can carry nuclear warheads.

The Tu-95’s Specifications Four massive Kuznetsov NK-12 turboprop engines power the Tu-95, granting it impressive range, payload capacity, and speed—at least for a propeller-driven aircraft.