#Russian Strategic Bombers
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![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)")
![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)")
