In the Stavropol region of the Russian Federation, a TU-22M3 (video) aircraft fell

Social networks write that it was one of the bombers who bombed Ukraine, in particular, struck the Odessa region. Monitoring channels note that the board was struck by Ukraine in the air. In Russia, one rocket launcher has become less. In the Stavropol region, the aircraft of the Russian Air Force TU-22M3 fell on the ground during the flight. About it reports the Russian edition Baza. "According to preliminary data, it fell into the field in the territory of the Red Guard district.

There are no victims and destruction. RIA Novosti reported that two pilots of the aircraft had already been found. They are alive and transported them to the hospital. Subsequently, it became known that they found another crew member. He is also alive. The pilot is still looking for a quarter. On the social network, the activist and volunteer Alexander Aronets reported that it was one of the bombers who bombed Ukraine, in particular, struck the Odesa region.

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation confirmed that the strategic bomber of TU-22M3 fell on Stavropillya. He is declared that he returned from the combat mission. The preliminary reason is a technical malfunction. It should be noted that today these planes attacked the Odessa region rockets. Monitoring channels note that the board was struck by Ukraine in the air.

"This is the first board of strategic aviation, which has been struck by Ukraine in the air for the entire full -scale invasion," the said. TU-22M is a Soviet farmade supersonic bomber-rocket-bearing with changing wing geometry. Designed to defeat maritime and ground targets with winged rockets, aviation bombs, in particular, nuclear warheads. This is the technology of OM OM Tupolev, which was produced at the Gorbunov Kazan Aviation Plant. In operation since 1974 and so far.

The first TU-22M3 flight was carried out on June 20, 1977, from 1978 launched in mass production, terminated in 1993. The main weapon of the bomber is the anti-ship hypersonic winged rocket X-22H with a lightweight fugas-kumulative warhead capable of making a hole in a ship of 22 square meters and a depth of 12 meters. We will remind that in the temporarily occupied Sevastopol a Russian plane fell. It is established that Russian invaders knocked down their plane.