In the aftermath of the June 1 smuggled drone raid that destroyed 11 Russian air force Tupolev bombers — seven propeller-driven Tu-95s and four jet-propelled Tu-22Ms — the air force might have 44 flyable Tu-95MS Bears. And now no fewer than 40 of them are sitting out in the open at one air base: Ukrainka, in Amur Oblast 3,700 miles from Ukraine. They’re not just juicy targets — they might be the juiciest targets at this moment in Russia’s 41-month wider war on Ukraine.
Author: David Axe
Published at: 2025-07-14 21:01:49
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