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A Tu-22M bomber has allegedly crashed in the Irkutsk region, the Telegram channel “112” reports.
The information has not been confirmed.
UPD: TASS also writes about the crash. Presumably, the cause of the crash was a technical malfunction. The crew of the plane ejected - they are being examined by doctors.
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🔥 The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation confirmed the fall of the Tu-22M3 bomber in the Irkutsk region
The crew ejected, there was no destruction on the ground.
💡 The Tu-22M3 is one of the most expensive aircraft in the Russian Federation: the cost of one aircraft is estimated at $294 million.
One of the pilots of the crashed Tu-22M3 military aircraft has died, says the governor of the Irkutsk region
“Work at the crash site of the military aircraft TU-22M3 continued all night. To my deep regret, one of the pilots could not be saved. This information is provided by the military command bodies of the Russian Ministry of Defense. Sincere condolences to the relatives and friends of the deceased pilot. This is a truly great loss. The other pilots have injuries of varying severity. The victims were hospitalized. I wish them a speedy recovery. Next. Specialists will now have to determine the exact cause of the crash. Yesterday, the preliminary version was a technical malfunction,” he wrote.
The most powerful moment of the third explosion of the Tu-22M3 in the Irkutsk region. The footage shows a field near the village of Mikhailovka, where the plane crashed. And also the sincere reaction of eyewitnesses.
As we wrote earlier, the preliminary cause of the crash was the failure of the left engine. The crew managed to eject and take the bomber away from populated areas.
UPD . One of the pilots died. The other pilots suffered injuries of varying severity and were hospitalized.
