A Ukrainian drone strike has destroyed a Russian TU-22 long range bomber at an air base south of St Petersburg

    • @severien
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      391 year ago

      The bad news is that Russia still has ~60 of those. The good news is that they can’t replace the losses, the production line was scrapped 30 years ago. The supposed successor, PAK DA, continues being a vaporware.

      • @carl_dungeon
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        191 year ago

        I’d be surprised if more than 30 can actually fly right? I mean, only a fraction of their working tanks were real.

      • Thales
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        101 year ago

        And how many of those have all their parts and are capable of getting airborne?

        • brianorca
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          31 year ago

          This was a short range drone with a small explosive attached. It was launched from only a few miles away. It’s a cheap drone.