Russia’s Tu-22M Backfire bomber, integral to its campaign against Ukraine, faces mounting losses, with the latest aircraft ...

It’s the fifth Tu-22M loss since 2022. Two crashed, two were struck by drones and one was shot down. But Russia has plenty more bombers—and can keep striking Ukrainian cities.

Irkutsk region governor Igor Kobzev said on Telegram: "A Tu-22M3 plane, performing a scheduled flight, crashed last night near the village of Buret in the Usolsky district. There were no damages ...

The latest incident was the crash of a Tu-22M bomber near the Usolsky District in Siberia on April 2. The frontline is more than 4,300 kilometers away. According to unofficial estimates, this is ...