An image shows a Tu-22M ablaze after an attack at an air base near St Petersburg.

A Ukrainian drone strike has destroyed a Russian TU-22 long range bomber at an air base south of St Petersburg

  • Hopfgeist@feddit.deEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Although I’m a bit late, it is worth mentioning, that the Tu-22M3 is not just a variant of the Tu-22. The Tu-22 was a completely different aircraft, and the Tu-22M retained the name only for political reasons. The Tu-22M3, though, is actually a development of the Tu-22M, most notably with different air intakes.