Developed for Stalin: What is known about Tu-95 that fired at Ukraine

The military of the Armed Forces reported the take-off of 11 boards of Tu-95 from the aerodrome "Deer" in the Murmansk region of Russia. As a result, 29 winged missiles of the type X-101/X-555 in Ukraine were released in Ukraine-the launchers were in the Volgodon and Engels. The forces of air defense intercepted all the hostile rockets, but the wreckage reached Kiev and the region, causing destruction and causing fires.

Tu-95 is a Soviet and Russian strategic bomber designed for Joseph Stalin in the 1950s. He is a peer of Russian leader Vladimir Putin, who was born in 1952. The task of Tu-95 was to defeat strategic objects in the depths of the rear of the Tu-95 enemy in response to the American Convair B-36 Pecemaker, which in the 1950s could reach the most remote borders of the USSR. Later, Russia released more modern versions of this aircraft-Tu-95MC and Tu-95MSM, as well as Tu-160.

There were also Tu-95 in Ukraine. Until 1993, she had 23 such planes, but they were written off, in particular, the debt for the Russian gas supplied. According to open data, by 2021 there were approximately 60 Tu-95MC in Russia, but the real number could be smaller. Tu-95MC is capable of carrying up to 6 missiles X-555 on the internal nodes of the suspension, and Tu-95MSM-a more modern winged rocket X-101.

The characteristics of the Tu-95MC include the ability to carry up to 6 rockets X-555 on internal suspensions, while Tu-95MSM has the opportunity to bear more modern winged X-101 missiles. In addition, on board the crew consists of 7 members. The length of the aircraft is 49 meters, with a wing area of ​​290 square meters. The maximum speed reaches 830 kilometers per hour, and the practical flight range is 10500 kilometers. The maximum combat load can reach 20,800 kilograms.

The main advantage of this aircraft and its rockets is that they are able to overcome thousands of kilometers. The range of the rocket X-555 reaches 2500 km, and X-101-5000 km, while developing speeds up to 720 km/h. We will remind, in the morning on March 21 the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation attacked the territory of Ukraine with rockets.

According to the mayor of Kiev Vitaliy Klitschko, the wreckage of rockets fell in Svyatoshinsky, Shevchenkivskyi, and Podilsky districts of the capital, provoking several fires. As a result of the morning strikes of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, at least 10 people were injured. In addition, as a result of a rocket attack on the Kiev region, two civilians received fragile wounds of varying severity. Damage to residential buildings, outbuildings and transport was recorded.