On April 27, 1952, the Soviet Union's formidable Tupolev Tu-16 Badger made its first flight, ushering in a new era of ...

Ukraine is now claiming that a third Tupolev Tu-22M3 may have also been targeted on the ground following another drone strike ...

This month marks the 15th anniversary of the Smolensk crash which killed all 96 on board, including the President of Poland.

A Russian Tu-22M3 strategic bomber crashed in the Irkutsk region of southeastern Siberia due to a technical malfunction, local governor Igor Kobzev said on Wednesday.

It’s the fifth Tu-22M loss since 2022. Two crashed, two were struck by drones and one was shot down. But Russia has plenty more bombers—and can keep striking Ukrainian cities.

Regardless of what ultimately happens with this story, the fact of the matter is that Russia’s position around the world—even ...

President Lech Kaczynski was killed alongside his wife, as well as a string of other senior Polish political figures and ...

Regardless of what ultimately happens with this story, the fact of the matter is that Russia’s position around the world—even after three years of crushing sanctions and attrition warfare in ...

A video circulating on Russian Telegram channels, verified by Reuters, captured a massive explosion at the airfield, damaging nearby cottages. Russia's defense ministry stated that air defenses ...

Kobzev did not give the exact cause of the crash. The Tupolev Tu-22M3, or Backfire in NATO codification, is a long-range supersonic missile carrier bomber.