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Russia Lost Over 70 Percent of Combat-Ready Tu-22M3 Bombers Since 2022 Invasion
Ukraine’s Defense Express reported that Russia entered the war with 33 to 41 mission-capable Tu-22M3 aircraft and has since lost more than 70 percent of that fleet. The report covers losses from the February 2022 invasion through the present.
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Ukraine’s Defense Express reported that Russia has lost more than 70 percent of its combat-ready Tu-22M3 supersonic bombers since the February 2022 invasion of Ukraine. The outlet stated that Moscow began the conflict with roughly 33 to 41 mission-capable aircraft drawn from a larger nominal fleet. It added that 24 airframes have been destroyed or damaged to date.
The assessment focuses on aircraft counted as combat-ready at the start of the war rather than the total number of airframes in storage or repair.
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