{"id":2008113,"date":"2023-08-22T13:14:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-22T17:14:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/russian-supersonic-bomber-destroyed-by-ukrainian-drone\/"},"modified":"2023-08-22T13:15:41","modified_gmt":"2023-08-22T17:15:41","slug":"russian-supersonic-bomber-destroyed-by-ukrainian-drone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/russian-supersonic-bomber-destroyed-by-ukrainian-drone\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukrainian drone obliterates Russian supersonic bomber."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">12<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frussian-supersonic-bomber-destroyed-by-ukrainian-drone%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2008113&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(Photo credit should read\u200d YURI \u2062KADOBNOV\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>OAN\u2019s <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/roy-francis\/\" target=\"_blank\">Roy Francis<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>10:04 AM \u2013 Tuesday, August 22,\u2064 2023<\/h3>\n<p>A prized Russian \u2063long-range\u2064 bomber was destroyed in a Ukrainian drone strike on Saturday.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px;  text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>According to \u200creports, the flagship Tupolev\u2063 Tu-22M3, which was located \u200bat Soltsy-2 airbase, south of St. Petersburg, was the target of an attack by Ukrainian kamikaze drones.\u200d Moscow claimed that \u200dthe\u200d drone was \u200dhit by small-arms fire and managed to only \u201cdamage\u201d the airplane.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cThe\u200d UAV was detected by the airfield\u2019s observation outpost and was hit with small-arms fire,\u201d \u2062the Russian Defence Ministry said in a statement. \u201cOne airplane\u2062 was damaged; there were no casualties as a result of the terrorist act.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The\u2064 ministry also said that a fire had broken out on the airstrip, but was quickly extinguished. No injuries were reported as a result of the attack.<\/p>\n<p>However, the Ukrainian military said that the\u200c attack was a major one which had included\u2064 two drones, one targeted the plane, and \u2064the second had targeted\u200b a \u200btrain station which has been used to\u2064 supply Russia\u2019s invasion.<\/p>\n<p>New footage showed the bomber that had been targeted engulfed in flames on the airstrip, with \u200dUkrainian sources claiming that another Tu-22M3 bomber had\u2064 also been badly \u200cdamaged.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">For the first time, the Armed Forces of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Ukraine?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Ukraine<\/a> were able to\u200d completely destroy a \u2062strategic nuclear \u200cbomber of the Russian\u200b Federation<\/p>\n<p>This happened as a result of a drone attack on an airfield in the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Novgorod?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Novgorod<\/a> region.<\/p>\n<p>Russian media write that \u200dRussia has no engineering and\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/g32KJ229sj\">pic.twitter.com\/g32KJ229sj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NEXTA (@nexta_tv) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nexta_tv\/status\/1693549096672309265?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 21, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The Tu-22M3 is \u2064a strategic supersonic bomber, capable of also carrying a nuclear payload. \u200dRussian media has also confirmed that at least six of the strategic bombers have\u2064 been \u200cmoved to the Olenya airbase, almost 1,000 miles away, after the attack.<\/p>\n<p>The attack\u2062 on the bombers was followed by an attack a day later \u200bon\u200b a major railway station. The attack on the station caused a fire and damage to the roof and front\u2063 of the building.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Russian media report on\u200d a nighttime drone attack on Kursk and Moscow, which is confirmed by local authorities.<\/p>\n<p>In Kursk, a drone flew into\u2064 the roof \u2064of the train station, causing the\u200c roof to catch fire and shattered \u2062glass, allegedly injuring five people. \u2063The Moscow mayor added\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Z3cT8pv6qq\">pic.twitter.com\/Z3cT8pv6qq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Oriannalyla\u2062 \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6 (@Lyla_lilas) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Lyla_lilas\/status\/1693156201620455651?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 20, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The station is located on\u200d a line that is used to transport weapons, troops, ammunition \u200band supplies to the Russian troops on \u2064the frontlines.<\/p>\n<p>Five individuals were injured\u200d by glass fragments as a result of the attack on\u2063 the train \u2063station according to\u200d regional governor Roman Starovoit.<\/p>\n<p>The total damage caused by\u200d the \u2063attacks has not been acknowledged or released by Russian forces.<\/p>\n<p>Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin \u200calso confirmed\u2062 an attempted attack on the \u2063capital by similar drones, however <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/iran-touts-new-missile-base-amid-soft-stance-by-biden\/\" title=\"Iran touts new missile base amid soft stance by Biden\">electronic warfare equipment<\/a> had downed the \u200ddrones before any damage could be done.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cAt night an attempt was made to fly \u200ca drone to Moscow from\u2063 a southerly direction,\u201d Sobyanin said. \u201c\u2019It was stopped\u2064 by the\u2063 air defence forces.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Stay informed! 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