A Russian Tu-22M3 strategic bomber crashed in Siberia’s Irkutsk region during a training flight.
The crew of the Tu-22M3 bomber successfully ejected. The aircraft, a Soviet-era supersonic strategic bomber that has been used in combat missions in Syria and Ukraine, crashed while on approach to land.
A Russian Tu-22M3 strategic bomber crashed in Siberia’s Irkutsk region during a training flight. The crew of the Tu-22M3 bomber successfully ejected. The Tu-22M3 is a Soviet-era supersonic strategic bomber that has been used in combat missions in Syria and Ukraine. The crash occurred while the aircraft was on approach to land. According to meduza.io, the bomber was not carrying munitions at the time of the crash, the Russian Defense Ministry described the crash as an 'accident', the crash occurred near the city of Svirsk, and a Tu-22M3 bomber crashed in the Usolsky district of Russia’s Irkutsk region in April 2025. According to meduza.io, a Tu-22M3 bomber crashed in the Cheremkhovsky district of Russia’s Irkutsk region in August 2024.
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