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

A RUSSIAN Tu-22M3 strategic bomber capable of carrying nukes has crashed, the Russian ministry of defence claims.

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

Footage shows aftermath of the crash

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Tu-22M3 strategic missile-carrying bomber (file image)[/caption]

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