Russia’s Tu-22M3 “Backfire,” a supersonic, variable-sweep wing strategic bomber, has been a key platform for launching cruise missiles (like the Kh-22/Kh-32) against Ukraine. -Originating from the ...

A Ukrainian security source told BI that Kyiv struck at least 40 Russian aircraft on Sunday, including Tu-95 and Tu-22M ...

Ukraine said it hit 41 Russian planes in a huge attack and identified the aircraft as key to Russia's missile attacks and ...

Video footage shows quadcopter drones striking multiple Tupolev Tu-95 bombers parked in the open, the result of what Ukraine ...

The bold attack demonstrated Ukraine’s capability to hit high-value targets anywhere on Russian territory, dealing a humiliating blow to the Kremlin and inflicting significant losses to Moscow’s ...

While this operation doesn't change the immediate situation on the ground, it will leave a lasting impact on Russia and, very ...

The Security Service of Ukraine oversaw a drone operation on Sunday that struck dozens of Russia’s strategic bombers just ahead of planned peace talks in Istanbul. Ukrainian President Volodymyr ...

Seven strategic bombers appear to be completely destroyed, very likely four Tupolev Tu-22M and three Tupolev Tu-95 bombers. They were also visible in the drone footage. Chris Biggers, a geospatial ...

Before Sunday, Russia was estimated to have a fleet of about 60 such aircraft. The Tupolev Tu-22M is a twin-engine supersonic bomber designed in the 1970s that was code named Backfire by NATO.

Ukrainian drones destroyed 40 Russian aircraft in a strategic attack on airfields. The operation was a year in the making, ...

Ukrainian peace talks Monday amid heightened tensions after Ukraine's drone attack on Russian airfields, and unclaimed bridge ...