MicroWaveAug 21, 2023

Ukrainian drone destroys Russian supersonic bomber

https://lemmy.world/post/3569806

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.

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.
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what air defense doing

Aug 22, 2023 at 1:08amWeb