One of the Russian telegram channels claims that Russian Tu-95 bomber pilot Oleg Stegachev, who was reportedly shot dead the day before, is alive. This was reported by ASTRA, according to UNN .
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"There are no specifics yet, but the Tu-95 pilot is alive, as reported by the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine. ... There was a domestic conflict, he was shot from a traumatic gun. He is being treated in the hospital. We are leaving now," an anonymous user wrote.
There is no confirmation of this information.
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On February 3, Ukraine's Main Intelligence Directorate reported the shooting of Tu-95 bomber pilot Oleg Stegachev in Engels. He reportedly sustained gunshot wounds. Ukraine's intelligence does not know whether the pilot survived.