#Russian Strategic Bombers
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![A Russian Tu-142 maritime patrol aircraft moments before being struck by a Ukrainian drone near Taganrog, Russia, on May 30, 2026. (Source: Madyar)]( "A Russian Tu-142 maritime patrol aircraft moments before being struck by a Ukrainian drone near Taganrog, Russia, on May 30, 2026. (Source: Madyar)")
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![Photo of Ivan Khomenko]( "Photo of Ivan Khomenko")
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- War in Ukraine
Two Tu-142 maritime patrol aircraft, among Russia’s primary platforms for anti-submarine warfare and long-range surveillance missions, were destroyed by Ukrainian long-range drones near Taganrog![Illustrative image. Russian Kh-101 cruise missile. (Source: Ukrainian Ministry of Defense)]( "Illustrative image. Russian Kh-101 cruise missile. (Source: Ukrainian Ministry of Defense)")
![Russian modernized Tu-160M strategic bomber “Pyotr Deynekin” in the sky, 2026. (Source: Russian media)]( "Russian modernized Tu-160M strategic bomber “Pyotr Deynekin” in the sky, 2026. (Source: Russian media)")
![Russian Tu-22M3 bomber escorted by a Swedish JAS 39 Gripen fighter over the Baltic Sea during an interception mission. (Source: Swedish Air Force)]( "Russian Tu-22M3 bomber escorted by a Swedish JAS 39 Gripen fighter over the Baltic Sea during an interception mission. (Source: Swedish Air Force)")
![Three Tupolev Tu-160M strategic bombers are seen at the Gorbunov Kazan Aviation Plant in Kazan on February 21, 2024. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Three Tupolev Tu-160M strategic bombers are seen at the Gorbunov Kazan Aviation Plant in Kazan on February 21, 2024. (Source: Getty Images)")
![A Royal Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon jet takes off on a sortie from RAF Coningsby on February 19, 2026, in Coningsby, England. (Source: Getty Images)]( "A Royal Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon jet takes off on a sortie from RAF Coningsby on February 19, 2026, in Coningsby, England. (Source: Getty Images)")
-2606edaa971e9cff8f95958489391e10.jpeg "Russian Tu-22M3 bomber escorted by a Swedish JAS 39 Gripen fighter over the Baltic Sea during an interception mission. (Source: Swedish Air Force)")
