Russia’s Tu-22M “Backfire,” a supersonic, Soviet-era bomber, is being used as a standoff platform in Ukraine, launching ...

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

Key Points – The Russian Tu-22M3 “Backfire,” a supersonic, variable-sweep wing bomber, remains a formidable long-range strike ...

Three days after Ukraine launched its most complex attack against Russia since the full-scale war began, details of how it was carried out and the damage it caused to Russia’s strategic bomber fleet ...

New video of the clandestine attack on 1 June released by the Security Service of Ukraine shows dozens of aircraft being ...

Satellite photos analyzed by The Associated Press on Wednesday show seven destroyed bombers on the tarmac at a Russian air ...

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

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.

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. It has ...

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.