Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrskyi stated that the crash of the Tu-22M3 strategic bomber was organized by Ukraine.
He said this in an interview with Lb.ua.
" A few days ago, our successful actions destroyed a long-range Tu-22M3 bomber. It had just landed and our drone hit it. The cost was about $100 million ," Syrsky reported.
According to him, the Armed Forces of Ukraine launched a series of successful strikes on airfields, and the enemy was forced to move its aircraft deep into Russia.
"If earlier it was at a distance of 100-150 km, now it is 200-300 km - Engels, Shaykovka," Syrsky noted.
As a reminder, a Tu-22M3 supersonic long-range strategic missile bomber crashed in the Irkutsk region of Russia on the evening of April 2.