A Russian Tu-22M3 Bomber Crashed In The Irkutsk Region

Eyewitnesses reported seeing a huge plume of smoke after the plane crashed.

A Russian Tu-22M3 aircraft crashed near Svirsk in the Irkutsk Region, according to Mash.

According to preliminary reports, the crew managed to escape. Eyewitnesses said they saw people jump out of the plane with parachutes. After that, the aircraft crashed on the banks of the Angara River, and a huge column of smoke rose above the crash site.

Engine failure is cited as the preliminary cause of the Tu-22M3 crash.

On board were the aircraft commander, his deputy, the navigator, and the flight engineer. According to residents of Svirsk, all of them managed to leave the plane using parachutes.

The Tu-22M3 is a long-range supersonic missile-carrying bomber that Russia uses, among other things, to strike Ukraine with X-22 and X-32 missiles. Such aircraft are part of Russia’s long-range aviation.

The loss of each such aircraft is a significant blow to Russia, as the Tu-22M3 fleet is limited, and following Ukraine’s Operation “Spider’s Web,” Russian strategic aviation has already suffered serious losses.

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