Tu-22 bomber jet crashes in Russia – photo, video
Pravda Ukraine
Vladimir Vladimirov, the governor of Russia’s Stavropol Krai has said that a jet crashed in the area on the morning of 19 April.
Source: Vladimirov on Telegram; TASS and RIA Novosti, Kremlin-aligned Russian news outlets
Quote from Vladimirov: “An urgent message. A jet has crashed in a field in Krasnogvardeiskoye district. According to early reports, there is no damage or casualties, and the pilots ejected.”
Details: He did not provide any other details, but posted a photo of the crashed jet.
Later, he added that two pilots were found alive and taken to hospital.
“All relevant services rushed to the scene,” the governor stated.
У Ставропольському краї РФ упав літак. Відео з Telegram-каналу Astra pic.twitter.com/juoZBXR6sS
— Українська правда ✌️ (@ukrpravda_news) April 19, 2024
Monitoring Telegram channels reported that a Tu-22M3 [which Russia uses for strikes in Ukraine] crashed, stating that it was downed.
Ще одне відео падіння літака в Росії. Це може бути надзвуковий бомбардувальник-ракетоносець Ту22М3, які РФ використовує для ударів по Україні. Відео з Telegram-каналу Astra pic.twitter.com/5WIqkoeIwO
— Українська правда ✌️ (@ukrpravda_news) April 19, 2024
Illia Yevlash, spokesperson for Ukraine’s Air Force, could neither confirm nor deny the information about the plane being downed in Russia.
“I cannot confirm or deny it. We are currently verifying the information,” Yevlash said.
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