Strategic Tu-22M3 bomber crashes in Russia
Kyiv • UNN
The Tu-22M3 crashed during a scheduled flight in the Irkutsk region. The crew survived, having steered the aircraft away from a residential area into a field, where a fire broke out.
In the Irkutsk region of the Russian Federation, a Tu-22M3 aircraft crashed during landing during a scheduled training flight. This was reported by the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, according to UNN with reference to Russian media.
According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, the aircraft was flying without ammunition. A commission of the Aerospace Forces High Command is working at the scene.
Addendum
As Mash reports, the commander of the Tu-22M3 made contact; the crew survived the crash in the Irkutsk region.
The pilots steered the aircraft away from the settlement until the last moment. The plane crashed in a field, after which a fire broke out.
Baza adds that the Soviet long-range bomber crashed in the area of Svirsk, on the banks of the Angara.
A huge column of smoke is currently rising at the crash site.
Context
According to OSINT analysts, Russia has lost 11 Tu-22M3 aircraft since 2022. 8 were destroyed, and 3 were damaged.