#Russian Strategic Bombers
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![A Russian Tu-95MS strategic bomber flies over the Sea of Japan during a long-range training mission escorted by Su-35S and Su-30SM fighter jets on January 21, 2026. Illustrative photo. (Source: Getty Images)]( "A Russian Tu-95MS strategic bomber flies over the Sea of Japan during a long-range training mission escorted by Su-35S and Su-30SM fighter jets on January 21, 2026. Illustrative photo. (Source: Getty Images)")
![Russian Tupolev Tu-95MS turboprop-powered strategic bombers fly above the Kremlin during a rehearsal for the Victory Day military parade in Moscow on May 4, 2018.]( "Russian Tupolev Tu-95MS turboprop-powered strategic bombers fly above the Kremlin during a rehearsal for the Victory Day military parade in Moscow on May 4, 2018.")
![Illustrative image. Avia parade in Moscow. Four Su-35 escorts a Tu-160 strategic bomber in Moscow, Russia, May 7, 2021.]( "Illustrative image. Avia parade in Moscow. Four Su-35 escorts a Tu-160 strategic bomber in Moscow, Russia, May 7, 2021.")
![Russian Tu-22M3 long-range strategic bomber.]( "Russian Tu-22M3 long-range strategic bomber.")
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![Photo of Vlad Litnarovych]( "Photo of Vlad Litnarovych")
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- War in Ukraine
Russia’s latest Tu-22M3 crash may be more than another aviation accident—it could be another sign that Moscow’s aging long-range bomber fleet, heavily used to strike Ukraine, is shrinking faster than Russia can restore it.![Russian Air Force Tupolev Tu-22M3.]( "Russian Air Force Tupolev Tu-22M3.")
![A Russian Tu-142 maritime patrol aircraft displayed at the MAKS-2019 International Aviation and Space Salon in Zhukovsky, Russia, August 2019. (Source: Getty Images)]( "A Russian Tu-142 maritime patrol aircraft displayed at the MAKS-2019 International Aviation and Space Salon in Zhukovsky, Russia, August 2019. (Source: Getty Images)")
