The sum is surprised: the cost of TU-22m3 with the winged rocket X-22, which the Russian Federation attacks Ukraine is revealed

The cost of the Russian bomber, together with the rocket, became known after a court hearing for the former commander of the 40th Aviation Regiment Vladimir Alekseyenko and the former flight head of this part Vladimir Stepanov. In 2019, the expolists allowed TU-22M3 landing with a suspended winged rocket type X-22 in difficult weather conditions. As a result, the bomber crashed and burned, three crew members were killed.

The court sentenced Alekseenko and Stepanov to the conditional terms of imprisonment. He also assigned a payment of 4. 5 million rubles of losses. It is reported that former officials have appealed. During the forensic examination in this case, the employees of the financial service of the Northern Fleet of the Russian Federation initially estimated the cost of the lost bomber with a missile to zero rubles, and later changed their decision and indicated a figure of 97 million rubles.

It is known that the Russians have repeatedly attacked Ukrainian cities using rocket bombers. One of these is the Tu-22M3 aircraft. It should be reminded that in June it became known that the air-space forces (PCS) of the Russian Federation plan to modernize the Tu-95 version of MSM. After improving the strategic bomber will be able to carry eight missiles X-101 or X-102 with a regular or nuclear warhead. Earlier, Tu-95MSM raised a total of four winged missiles.

Also at the end of June it was reported that Russian designers of Tupolev complete the development of a promising aviation complex of longitudinal aviation (PAC-DA). The first samples are likely to be armed by the Russian army by the end of 2025. The "Messenger" should replace strategic bombers Tu-160 and TU-22M3. Focus wrote on August 2 that, according to the media, the Russian design bureau "Raduga", located north of Moscow in Dubna, produces winged missiles for shelling of Ukraine.