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Russian supersonic ‘Backfire’ bomber CRASHES in ball of fire costing Vlad another of his prized £228m warplanes

Russian supersonic ‘Backfire’ bomber CRASHES in ball of fire costing Vlad another of his prized £228m warplanes

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CRASH & BURN

An image collage containing 2 images, Image 1 shows Fire burning at night, Image 2 shows Tu-22M3 strategic missile-carrying bomber in flight

A RUSSIAN Tu-22M3 supersonic bomber jet capable of carrying nukes crashed overnight in a fireball explosion.

The Russian Air Force regularly uses the £228million fighter plane to carry out airstrikes against Ukraine and rain hell on civilians.

Fire burning at night.

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Footage shows aftermath of the crash
Tu-22M3 strategic missile-carrying bomber in flight.

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Tu-22M3 strategic missile-carrying bomber (file image)Credit: East2West
Illustration of a TU-22M3 Russian aircraft with specifications.

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