A serious slap in the face to Putin, Svitan suggested whether shooting down a Tu-22M3 would affect enemy attacks

Ukrainian military shot down a Russian Tu-22M3 strategic bomber for the first time. But the destruction of this plane is a serious slap in the face to Putin.

About this 24 Kanal said military expert, instructor pilot and reserve colonel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Roman Svitan, noting that the dictator missed the blow. Note that the enemy aircraft was shot down at a distance of 308 kilometers with the help of the S-200. – Svitan emphasized.

In addition, this is confidence in the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense and the capabilities of Ukraine, in particular, regarding the modernization of missiles and the destruction of enemy air targets at such a long distance .

That is, an air range of more than 300 kilometers is already destruction. This, Svitan is convinced, is a very serious and positive moment for Ukraine.

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Such sides have been made since the early 70s of the 19th century. The last such bomber was manufactured in 1994. These aircraft can hit a distance of more than 6000 kilometers.

Soviet designers completed such a serious task. And the Russians have already put new “toys” on the bombers.

In principle, this remains an old machine from the last millennium that can perform tasks mainly by dropping the same old Soviet missiles,” noted the military expert.one of the most dangerous. She cannot hit the target accurately.

The Russian strategic bomber, which was shot down by the Ukrainian military, fell approximately 400 kilometers from the line of combat contact.

The crew was also virtually destroyed. After all, even after the ejection, it is unlikely that the Russian military will start flying again. In general, the flight crew does not quickly return to duty after this.

How will knocking down the side affect the shelling

The occupiers, realizing that such aircraft can be destroyed from a distance of 300 kilometers, will probably remove several modifications of the missiles from combat duty. For example, X-22. However, they can work with X-32. This rocket flies further and can be launched by Tu-22M3.

“They will just make some mechanisms that will allow them to work further,” said the instructor pilot.< /p>

Tu-22M3 shooting down: main thing

• The Air Force, the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense, together with other Defense Forces, shot down a Russian strategic bomber Tu-22M3. The 2 X-22 missiles he launched were also destroyed. The plane crashed in the Stavropol region of the aggressor country.
• The head of Ukrainian intelligence, Kirill Budanov, said that the Ukrainian military waited a long time, prepared, and was finally able to carry out this operation. They hunted the enemy side in ambush for a week.
• Budanov hopes that Odessa will feel relief first of all. This is because the invaders are shelling this city from the Tu-22M3. The head of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Moscow Region added that after this operation Russia will have to use other means to attack Odessa.