Ukraine's obsolete S-200 missile systems reportedly back on track to h

Details: Written by: Kateryna Denisova; 20.Apr; Hits: 74

The first Russian Tu-22M3 long-range strategic bomber was reportedly shot down by Ukraine and crashed over Russia's Stavropol Krai overnight on April 19.The aircraft was carrying out a combat mission when a Soviet-era S-200 anti-aircraft system shot it down, an intelligence source told the Kyiv Independent.The Russian Defense Ministry claimed the aircraft crashed due to a "technical malfunction" while returning to its base.The Kyiv Independent could not verify these claims.

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"It was a kind of vendetta for the fact that Russian strategic aviation attacked our peaceful cities today, where civilians were killed," Illia Yevlash, a spokesperson for Ukraine's Air Force, told Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL).Russia regularly uses the Tu-22M3 bomber planes in the all-out war against Ukraine to launch Kh-22 anti-ship missiles designed to destroy aircraft carriers. Overnight on April 19, Russian forces attacked the country with 15 missiles, including six Kh-22s, according to the Air Force.Air Force: Ukraine downs Russian Tu-22M3 bomber for first timeUkrainian anti-aircraft units shot down a Russian Tu-22M3 bomber for the first time, Air Force Commander Mykola Oleshchuk said on April 19.The Kyiv IndependentKateryna HodunovaTwo of them were reportedly shot down by Ukraine for the first time since the beginning of the war.

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