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A third Russian Tu-22M3 strategic bomber crashed in the Irkutsk region of Russia.
(files.catbox.moe)
https://t.me/exilenova_plus/22912
Correction, this is the third Tu-22M3 to crash in Irkutsk region.
- August 15, 2024
- April 2, 2025
- June 15, 2026
https://t.me/supernova_plus/53808
The cause of the crash was engine failure during takeoff, according to the region's governor.
If this is Ukraine's doing, I'm impressed because Irkutsk is quite some ways away from Kiev.
Likely just a 50 year old aircraft that has been in constant use for 5 years. Critical mechanical failures will happen eventually.
This doesn’t look like a shootdown - there’s no smoke or visible flame coming from the airframe. Something broke or someone fucked up. Still good that they’ve lost a strategic asset though.
This is likely the result of bullshitting for years and years without it mattering until one day it suddenly mattered quite a lot.
Even if Ukraine had 0 involvement in this, it'd be a great opportunity to imply they sabotaged something and add to the paranoia.
Corrupt officials are likely to agree as it gets the heat off them a bit. Bonus that they might keep their jobs a bit longer and fuck up a bit more.
oh man, that totally seems plausible too.
Putler blames NATO. Or “Norman-Saxons.” Or the west.
Can’t give any credit to ~~fellow Russians~~ America’s vassals.