Ukrainian military destroyed Russian strategic Tu-22 bomber, air force commander says
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- Ukraine
The Ukrainian military said it destroyed a Russian strategic Tu-22 bomber following Russia's missile and drone attack on Ukrainian cities on Friday.
"For the first time, anti-aircraft missile units of the Air Force, in cooperation with the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine, destroyed a Tu-22M3 long-range strategic bomber, a carrier of Kh-22 cruise missiles used by Russian terrorists to attack peaceful Ukrainian cities," the Air Force Commander Mykola Oleshchuk said in a statement via Telegram messaging app.
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