Revelations that have serious repercussions on the invasion in Ukraine.
It is an essential element of the Russian air fleet and causes many miseries to the Ukrainians. He is the strategic bomber Tupolev Tu-95ms Frequently used to launch cruise missiles, whether in cities or infrastructure.
“A wonder of endurance”, “With a cruising speed of approximately 920 kilometers per hour and autonomy greater than 12,000 kilometers without refueling, it can remain in flight for hours or hit targets through the continents, making it a versatile platform for conventional and nuclear missions” which earned him the praise of specialists from around the world. “Modernized in 2013, with Glonass navigation and improved planeic, it incorporates modern targeting systems while retaining its robustness of the analog era”.
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A bomber who allows in particular to strike from remote bases, safely. Aircrafts that have their own history, revealed by Defense Express. Indeed, these planes were produced until 1992 “At the Kouïbychev aeronautical factory. But after that date, the Russians no longer had the means to produce them”. At the time, the Russians found themselves with a fleet of up to 27 TU-95ms (the most advanced version) and 45 TU-95K-22. But with the collapse of the USSR, the bulk of the Coveted Tu-95ms fleet was bequeathed to … Kazakhstan, who found himself with 40 peak bombers.
-Defense Express reveals this Tuesday that Russia quickly stole this whole fleet. Indeed, at the time, the Kremlin took advantage of common exercises and thefts between the bases of Semipalatinsk-2 (now closed) and Ukrainka in Russia to exchange their old models with the most modern Kazakh models. “According to a version of the story, when the Kazakh Tu-95ms bombers landed in Ukrainka, the Russians returned older TU-95Ks. The exchange was made possible by poorly suspicious or accomplices crews. When the Kazakhe army noticed these replacements, it was too late to cancel them”.
Information that has become important because this fleet is always “The foundation of the current fleet of Tu-95ms strategic bombers of Russia”.
TU-95ms that were spotted on Tuesday on the Siberian base of Belaya, where 10 aircraft were deducted. Bombers sent 4,500 km from the front to protect them from Ukrainian drones, but also to position them within reach of China and North Korea.
