Ukraine may have just scored its longest-range drone strike yet in Russian territory — a Tu-22M3 supersonic bomber around 1,100 miles away

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Olenya airbase satellite image
Bombers at Olenya airfield.

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Ukraine says it took out one of Russia's supersonic strategic bombers for the first time

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Ukraine claims to have shot down a Russian Tu-22M3 bomber
Ukraine claims to have shot down a Russian Tu-22M3 bomber

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A Backfire bomber being blown apart deep inside Russia's territory is the latest in a string of glaring failures to protect its strategic bases

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Three Tupolev Tu-22M3 bombers of Russian Air Force fly in formation over the Kremlin of Moscow during a rehearsal for the Victory Day military parade to celebrate the 71st anniversary of the victory in WWII, Moscow, Russia.
Backfire bombers first saw use in the war in April 2022 during the siege of Mariupol.

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