What Led to the Crash of the Tu-22 M3 Bomber?

However, on April 19, Ukrainian forces reportedly downed a Tu-22M3 bomber following deadly airstrikes by Russia. This bomber is crucial for launching long-range missiles into Ukraine and the incident occurred after an attack on Ukraine’s Dnipropetrovsk Oblast. The Ukrainian government claimed responsibility, potentially marking the first time this Soviet-era plane has been lost in combat.

Some believe the Patriot system or the S-200, which reportedly downed a Russian Air Force Beriev A-50 on February 23, may have been responsible. However, the Russian Defense Ministry denied this, attributing the Tu-22M3 bomber's crash to a technical malfunction during its return from a combat mission. This raises the question: what is the true reason behind the downing of this Russia’s bomber?

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