Posted on 04/19/2024 6:04:59 AM PDT by canuck_conservative
Ukraine's air force has previously said Russia has used the Tu-22M3 aircraft to fire Kh-22 cruise missiles at Ukrainian territory. The HUR said the bomber that was downed "carried out a missile attack against Ukraine on the night of April 19."
The aircraft was shot down "as a result of a [HUR] special operation in cooperation with the Air Force," it said, adding that it was struck at a distance of about 300 kilometers from Ukraine.
The HUR added: "It should be noted that this is the first successful destruction of a strategic bomber in the air during a combat sortie during the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine."
Prior to the HUR's statement, the Russian Defense Ministry said that a Tu-22M3 long-range bomber had crashed in a "deserted area" in Stavropol's Krasnogvardeysky district because of a "technical malfunction" and that a search is ongoing for one crew member.
The General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces, which posts estimates of Russia's troop and equipment losses, said in an update on Friday that Moscow lost has lost 347 aircraft so far in the ongoing war.
Kyiv also said Russia lost 870 soldiers over the past 24 hours, bringing the total to 457,830 during the war...
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That kind of wild hate-filled rant, dripping with venom, demonstrates perfectly why Ukraine still fights so hard (and what a despicable person you are)
Like you yourself admit, Russia wants to destroy Ukraine ... so, Ukraine cannot surrender, ever
The fight must go on!
Russia is a state sponsor of proxy wars, sabotage, and terrorism - unchanged since Lenin gained power.
Stalin did try to do that.
The Ukrainians haven't forgotten, even if you have.
Ukraine should have negotiated for peace, 1 year ago when it had the resources to defend what it was able to hold.
Ukraine has not had any practical chance to regain the territory that it lost - including Crimea.
—”We can expect the Kremlin’s useful fools to go radio silent ...”
There are a hand full of skip-over posters that no one would miss.
Interesting thing about the Tu-22M - they borrowed a lot from the TU-22 family (which was largely a design failure), but it is quite different in layout and appearance.
Probably based on espionage and stolen F-111 plans.
Shut up, you nasty kacap.
Go freep yourself, you disgusting Zeeper scum.
“… Ukraine cannot surrender, ever
The fight must go on!”
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Oh, Frenchie, you’re always ready to spill OTHER-PEOPLE’S-BLOOD and spend OTHER-PEOPLE’S-MONEY. Why aren’t you lobbying the Canadian government to give more of the Canadian people’s money to Ukraine? Canada’s pretty chintzy with its aid to Ukraine. This source states how chintzy:
“Since the beginning of 2022, Canada has committed $4 billion in military assistance to Ukraine. This funding will allow Canada to deliver military assistance to Ukraine through to 2029.”
A measly 4 billion Canadian dollars from 2022 through 2029 with most of it proposed to be FUTURE spending… future spending that may never materialize.
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