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Russian Tu-22M3 Backfire Shot Down With S-200 Missile: Ukraine’s Spy Chief
By Howard Altman / Updated Apr 19, 2024
Destroyed Tu-22M Seen At Now Empty Russian Airbase
By Howard Altman / Updated Aug 22, 2023
Tu-22 Backfire Destroyed In Drone Strike Deep Inside Russia
By Tyler Rogoway / Updated Aug 20, 2023
We May Have Our First Sight Of A Russian Bomber Launching Missiles At Ukraine
By Thomas Newdick / Updated May 11, 2022
Russian MiG-31s Armed With Anti-Ship Ballistic Missiles Join Tu-22M3 Bombers In Syria
By Thomas Newdick / Updated Jun 25, 2021
Right On Cue, Russian Tu-22M3 Bombers Now Flying From Syria Brandish Anti-Ship Missiles
By Thomas Newdick / Updated Jun 22, 2021
Russian Tu-22M3 Backfire Bombers Based In Syria Are Going To Patrol The Mediterranean
By Thomas Newdick / Updated May 25, 2021
Three Killed In “Abnormal” Ejection From Tu-22M3 Bomber At Russian Airbase
By Thomas Newdick / Updated Mar 23, 2021
Russia’s Strategic Bomber Trio Poses With Nearly All Its Weapons
By Thomas Newdick / Updated Nov 27, 2020
Dramatic Video Of Russian Tu-22M3 Crash Landing In Bad Weather Emerges (Updated)
By Tyler Rogoway / Updated Jan 26, 2019
Iran May Have Booted Russia from an Air Base for “Betraying Their Trust”
By Tyler Rogoway / Updated Aug 23, 2016
Russia Flies First Bomber Strikes From Iranian Base Under Unprecedented Agreement
By Tyler Rogoway / Updated Aug 16, 2016
Russian Tu-22M3 Backfire Bombers Deploy To Western Iran: Report
By Tyler Rogoway / Updated Aug 15, 2016