Russian strategic bomber crashes in Siberia
3/4/2025 6:14
A Russian Tu-22M3 strategic
bomber crashed in the Irkutsk region of southeastern Siberia due
to a technical malfunction, local governor Igor Kobzev said on
Wednesday.
The plane went down during a routine flight near the village
of Buret in the Usolsk district, causing no damage to civilian
structures, Kobzev wrote on his Telegram channel.
The four crew members ejected, and one of them died.
Kobzev did not give the exact cause of the crash.
The Tupolev Tu-22M3, or Backfire in NATO codification, is a
long-range supersonic missile carrier bomber.
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