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A Russian Tu-22M strategic bomber caught fire and crashed

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Last updated: April 19, 2024, 15:08 UTC
Published: Friday, April 19, 2024, at 18:00 UTC
Category: Military
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A Russian Tu-22M strategic bomber caught fire and crashed in Stavropol.

The Russian supersonic bomber was on its way back after launching cruise missiles at Ukraine.

A Russian Tu-22M strategic bomber caught fire and crashed in Stavropol.

Sources say, it was on its way back after launching cruise missiles at Ukraine.

With reasons related to the crash unknown, Russian media claim it was due a technical malfunction.#aircraft pic.twitter.com/JAbTaLoSyV

— FL360aero (@fl360aero) April 19, 2024

Russian media claim the aircraft suffered a technical issue.

The Tupolev Tu-22M is a supersonic, variable-sweep wing, long-range strategic and maritime strike bomber developed by the Tupolev Design Bureau in the 1960s.

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