Ukraine claims to have shot down a Russian Tu-22M3 supersonic bomber in war first. The aircraft was hit in Russia's Stavropol region. The bomber was on its way to attack Ukraine, said the air forces.

Ukraine said it struck a Tu-22M3 bomber about 1,100 miles from its border. It would be Ukraine's deepest strike on Russian territory since the war began. The Tu-22M3 is a long-range supersonic bomber ...

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 ...

A Ukrainian drone destroyed a landed Russian Tu-22M3 long-range bomber a "few days ago," Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi said in an interview with the LB.UA outlet published on April 9. The ...

Russia's FSB said it thwarted a Ukrainian attempt to hijack a missile-carrying strategic bomber. It said Ukraine promised the pilot money and Italian citizenship to take off and land in Ukraine. It ...

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, ...

Summary: In late April, Ukrainian forces claimed their first strategic bomber kill, reportedly downing a Russian Tu-22M3. This significant loss marks a strategic win for Ukraine in the ongoing ...

It was business as usual for the four-man crew of a RussianTu-22M3 Backfire bomber as it released its supersonic Kh-22 missiles towards a city in southern Ukraine, raining death and destruction from ...

- Ukraine and its Western allies say Russia has frequently used Tu-22M3s to bomb Ukraine. The plane that Ukraine said it shot down was used to carry Kh-22 cruise missiles for attacks on Ukrainian ...

New photographs have surfaced online appearing to show at least one Russian Tu-22M3 supersonic bomber aircraft in flames after Moscow blamed Kyiv for a drone attack deep in Russian territory. Images ...