Would restrain the Russian Federation of heavy bombers of Ukraine TU-22M3, sprayed 19 years ago-Defense Express

It is believed that Ukraine had 60 TU-22M3 aircraft, at the same time, there were in fact 43 aircraft Tu-22m3 and 17 aircraft of the previous TU-22m2 modification. According to Ukrainian analysts, TU-22M2 "were" distinguished "by constructive problems and difficulties with the power plant, so the process of removal from the weapons of bombers of this modification in the Russian Federation and Ukraine (as with the only users of TU-22M2) began in the 1990s.

The process of utilization of TU-22m2 and TU-22m3 available in Ukraine began in 2002. The Military Balance Handbook for 2004-2005 stated that 32 Tu-22M3 bombers in the Armed Forces, although, according to some reports, these planes were removed from weapons in 2003.

Perhaps this aspect will illustrate a certain paradox when the event during the 1990-2000-XX-XX was intended to "reduce the military threat" from the countries of the "former USSR", and at the same time could have a lack of objective data on this topic, which hit in particular in particular on Ukraine's defense capability. The TU-22M3 bombers produced only one enterprise-a gas station in Kazan.

From this it follows that the Russian Federation would not take to serve those bombers who are in the Armed Forces. Moreover, the Russian Federation cannot boast special success in the conservation of the TU-22M3 air park: after the collapse of the Soviet Union, "inherited" of the Russian Federation crossed 170 aircraft of this type, and as of February 2022, about 60 remained, that is, the reduction almost three times.

It can also be mentioned that the TU-22M3 of the Armed Forces had plans to turn these planes into "conventional" carriers of ordinary or managed airbombs, which could not be implemented due to the disposal of bombers.

Here you can distinguish the main aspect immediately: TU-22M3 in the role of "bomber" can only be used for a fully destroyed enemy air defense, which, for example, could not reach the Russians during the war against Georgia in 2008, when the first in the history of TU-22M3 was held. "What ended for Russian TU-22M3 as a carrier of the X-22 missiles with a modernized C-200 Armed Forces in April 2024-we all remember these footage,"-reads the publication.

The authors of the publication pay attention to the "conventional" aspects of the loss of lost potential of Ukraine's defense capability in the 2000s. The Militation Balance in 2004-2005 reminds that at that time, the Armed Forces had, in particular, 90 launchers of the POIN-U VTRC, 72 launchers of the Elbrus OTRC and 50 launchers "Luna-M". The number of tanks available at that time was calculated at almost 3. 8 thousand, of which 2. 2 thousand were T-64.

In addition to TU-22m3, the Armed Forces of the Armed Forces had 200 MiG-29 and 60 Su-27, 71 Su-24m bomber and 63 Su-25 ribbles. "As far as the arsenal of our country was at times, compared to the above, at the beginning of 2022 - all data and so public domain," the authors summarize. Recall that the media found out the reasons for the failure of attempts with Airbus Beluga to replace the An-124 "Ruslan" in NATO logistics.