"Minus" Russian Tu-22M3: what was used to shoot down the bomber
Kyiv • UNN
A Russian Tu-22M3 strategic bomber with two X-22 cruise missiles was destroyed by a long-range S-200 anti-aircraft missile system, a source said.
Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine commander Mykola Oleshchuk said that for the first time, anti-aircraft missile units of the Air Force, in cooperation with intelligence, destroyed a Russian Tu-22M3 strategic bomber with two X-22 cruise missiles. A source of UNN reported that this was done with the help of the S-200 complex.
Details
The agency's source confirmed that this was achieved with the help of the S-200 system.
For reference
The S-200 (NATO classification - SA-5 Gammon) is a long-range anti-aircraft missile system developed in the 1960s.
