The Tu-22M3 Backfire, a supersonic bomber feared during the Cold War, has proven to be a disappointment for Russia in the ...

Photos show a Russian Tupolev Tu-22M3 bomber destroyed at a base deep inside Russia, the BBC reported. Russia said an aircraft was damaged by a copter-style drone, which tends to have limited range.

Summary: Ukriane has successfully downed a Russian Tu-22M3 bomber, marking the first such loss for Russia in the Ukraine war. The Tu-22M3, used by Russia to launch Kh-22 cruise missiles into Ukraine, ...

Ukraine is now claiming that a third Tupolev Tu-22M3 may have also been targeted on the ground following another drone strike. If this is confirmed, it would be a significant setback for the Kremlin ...

Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) said that it thwarted an attempt by Ukrainian intelligence to recruit a Russian pilot to hijack a Tu-22M3 supersonic strategic bomber jet. In a statement on ...

A Tupolev Tu-22M3 supersonic strike bomber has crashed in Russia’s northwestern region of Murmansk. The accident occurred at 1:40 p.m. (5:40 a.m. ET) as the long-range bomber was attempting to land, ...

Last weekend, an apparent drone strike destroyed a prized Russian Tu-22M3 Backfire bomber. The attack occurred far from the front lines of the war and may have been launched from inside Russia. It's ...

Ukraine's military intelligence agency (HUR) has gained access to sensitive data of Russia's strategic aircraft manufacturer Tupolev, a source in HUR told the Kyiv Independent on June 4. Tupolev, a ...

MOSCOW—A Russian Air Force Tupolev Tu-22M3 strategic bomber crashed Jan. 22 at the Olenegrosk military airfield in the Murmansk region of northern Russia. The aircraft faced a sudden blast of wind and ...

Ukrainian forces appear to have stepped up their efforts to weaken Russian air superiority in the war by attacking bases that house supersonic warplanes deep inside Russian territory. Kyiv said it had ...

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A Tupolev Tu-22M3 supersonic strike bomber has crashed in Russia's northwestern region of Murmansk. The accident occurred at 1:40 p.m. (5:40 a.m. ET) as the long-range bomber was attempting to land, ...