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Ukrainian drone destroys Russian supersonic bomber

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Ukrainian drone destroys Russian supersonic bomber - Lemmy.world

A flagship Russian long-range bomber has been destroyed in a Ukrainian drone strike, according to reports. Images posted on social media and analysed by BBC Verify show a Tupolev Tu-22 on fire at Soltsy-2 airbase, south of St Petersburg.

Aug 21, 2023 at 7:25pmWeb
Show threadlettruthoutAug 21, 2023

To be exact, isn’t this really a Tupolev Tu-22M?

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tupolev_Tu-22M

Tupolev Tu-22M - Wikipedia

Show threadKhalicAug 21, 2023
How to lose strategic assets during a border conflict... what a bunch of losers. Slava Ukraini
Show threadmoshankeyAug 21, 2023
Slava Ukraini
Show threaddatelmd5sumAug 21, 2023
Wouldn’t the faster, larger, newer and more expensive Tu-165 be the flagship?
Show threadArbitraryValueAug 21, 2023
The interesting thing here is that this bomber was not destroyed near Ukraine, but rather at an airbase most of the way to St. Petersburg. Presumably this is some of the best-defended airspace in Russia.
Show threadPaleRiderAug 21, 2023

A drone getting through to there implies some interesting things about the distribution of Russian air defense systems.

They don’t have any? It’s all been sold off to oligarchs who took the money and run?

Show threadBB69Aug 21, 2023
Most of the air defense has been sent to Moscow. Even then, they struggle with drones.
Show threadLongpork_afficianadoAug 21, 2023

To me it suggests that Ukrainian aligned fighters are operating inside of Russia.

I don’t doubt the level of air defense Russia have in place near the border, but partisans in-country would sidestep them entirely.

Show threadJohnDClayAug 22, 2023
Their air defense is spread incredibly thin between Moscow, all the bridges, the supply depos, and all the air force bases. They don’t have enough, so they’ll keep losing massive amounts of material.
Show threadRepossess6855Aug 22, 2023

what air defense doing

Show threadEx NummisAug 21, 2023
2k drone + explosives vs a hundred million plane. Great ratio.