Sort of an enlarged F-111, and was designed around the same time as the F-111.
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...
(Excerpt) Read more at newsweek.com ...
Good riddance to another Russian warmongering p.o.s.
27th month of Vlady's "simple 1-week conquest of Ukraine" (LOL) starts in 5 days ...
Sort of an enlarged F-111, and was designed around the same time as the F-111.
Hooboy! One downed plane in two months of God knows how many Russian sorties, dropping thousands of tons of ordnance on every corner of Ukraine. I’m glad to see the DC warmonger cheerleaders have something, other than their heads, to hang their hats on for a couple of hours.
Has anyone checked on Kazan this morning? He was having a really bad day yesterday.
It does look like an Aardvark crossed with a Thud.
“Good riddance to another Russian warmongering p.o.s.”
Hear, hear! Here’s looking for many more to come.
Gotta love the Russian disinformation. Though I suppose having a wing blown off, or losing your tail assembly could be considered a “mechanical issue.”
If America really wants to cripple Russian air power we should sell them planes made by Boeing.
More like the illegitimate child of an F-111 and a B-1.
—”Has anyone checked on Kazan this morning? “
You know there was a recent drone attack near Kazan, Russia.
He (it?) is probably still running for the border if it didn’t show up at the troll farm for work.
As I recall, this plane known to us as the Backfire, caused our military to have real headaches because it showed up suddenly as a legitimate supersonic anti-ship aircraft. It had standoff weapons.
It’s current role is similar, but it must be less effective against land targets. I wonder if any Russian pilot has been courageous enough recently to swing the wings into their sweptback position. I think it is primarily a bomb truck now.
Anything that Ukraine does right will be reported in Newsweek.
We can expect the Kremlin’s useful fools to go radio silent while they await new Bolshevik gaslighting talking points due to President Trump’s recent public support of Ukrainian sovereignty.
I READ you were leaving the FR. What happened?
Pin prick attacks aren’t going to change the war’s outcome. Manpower is what Ukraine needs to survive- and as Dima reported yesterday ( Military Summary Channel)- Vlad eliminated a barracks full of French troops up north near Dubrika ?….and two Ukie Brigades were “ dissolved” ( disbanded) due to severe losses and abandoning their positions against orders….Chasov Yar area.
As the UkroNazi 3rd Azov Brigade refused to enter Chasov Yar, Ukie morale seems to be at rock bottom low, especially after the recently passed mobilization laws. Denying any de-mobilization after three years of service was just further reinforcement of the Western intentions of wasting away all manpower “ to the last Ukrainian “.
The war cheerleaders Hopium is increasing, and it is widely expected senile Joe “ Afghanistans” Ukraine around Election Day.
You lied about Afghanistan, you lied about Iraq, and you lied about Ukraine, but Zeepers continue to push Biden propaganda. You said Zelensky WAS the Next Churchill until He became the Next Napoleon.
How does it feel to be so dopey?
“As everyone agrees, Ukrainian Survival and Strength should be much more important to Europe than to us, but it is also important to us! GET MOVING EUROPE!”
Is President Trump “lying”, too? I have my doubts you actually voted for him since you obviously don’t support his policies.
You have your doubts about nearly everything except Biden’s failed foreign policy and the leadership of The Zelensky.
Even Fox News labelled it as merely “opinion”
You’re desperate, Comrade
Even Fox News labelled it as merely “opinion”
You’re desperate, Comrade
Ukraine is the armpit of Europe. It doesn't resemble a free country or democracy. Those running it and the neo-Nazis in it are an abomination to God.
Death to Ukraine! May the Russians destroy it or render what is left of it uninhabitable.
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