Tu-160 Under "Friendly Fire": Which plane attacked Russian air defense above hard (video)

To spread: On the night of May 24 to 25, information about the allegedly beaten strategic bomber of the Tu-160 PCS of the Russian Federation was appeared on social networks. Eyewitnesses even shot the moment of attack on video, but further verification of the data denied this version - experts say that Russian air defense opened fire on another aircraft. Towards four o'clock in the morning, local publications posted a video with a plane that flew past the Russian anti -aircraft guns.

This is visible in the footsteps of tracing ammunition. The incident occurred against the backdrop of a massive attack of drones at the Migalovo airfield in Tver, where the 196th Military Transport Aviation Regiment is stationed.

Judging by the personnel, it could be assumed that the Tu-160 rocket launcher flew in the sky, which was under the "Friendly Fire" of Russian air defense systems, but the Analysts of the Defense Express noted that by the silhouette and flight manner the object was not like a strategic bomber. Initially, some channels stated that the purpose could be a civil aircraft. However, the analysis of open sources indicates another.

According to the OSINT community and Evergreen Intel account on Twitter, the aircraft was identified as the Tu-134AC RA-65996, which took off from the military airfield, located near Tver. This board is a part of Russia's military-cosmic forces and is used for transportation of personnel and command. It should be noted that in favor of this version is evidenced by the characteristic form of tail plumage Tu-134, which is significantly different from the shape of the Tu-160 bomber.

It is also known that at the same time gap on the Flightradar24 service tracked up to 10 different boards of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, and some researchers counted even more. This confirms the increased PCS activity at night, probably in response to the threat of air attack. The published footage shows that the fire did not reach the goal - the aircraft successfully left the area of ​​the lesion.

Analysts have suggested that the incident is associated with the disorganization of "their own" recognition systems in the face of massive UAV attacks, or with panic among Russian anti-aircraft anti-aircraft, which apparently opened fire on an unrecognized goal. Recall that the American intelligence company Dallas reported that Russia is investing significant resources in the renewal of the Tu-95m, Tu-160 and TU-22M3 rocket launchers, as well as in the development of a promising bomber da.