Ukraine on Friday said its forces had shot down a Russian Tu-22 bomber mid-air for the first time. Kyiv’s military intelligence agency said the jet had been struck some 190 miles behind the front line using an undisclosed weapon. “For the first time, anti-aircraft missile units of the air force, in co-operation with the defence […]
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Ukraine downs Russian strategic bomber after airstrike kills eight, Kyiv says
By Tom Balmforth and Anastasiia Malenko KYIV/DNIPRO, Ukraine (Reuters) -Ukraine shot down a Russian strategic bomber 300 km (185 miles) from its border on Friday after the warplane took part in an airstrike that killed at least eight people, including two children, in the central Dnipropetrovsk region, Kyiv said. Missiles rained down on the city […]
Ukraine claims it shot down Russian bomber as Moscow’s missiles kill eight
Ukraine’s air force has claimed it shot down a Russian strategic bomber, but Moscow officials said the plane crashed in a sparsely populated area due to a malfunction after a combat mission. Meanwhile, Russian missiles struck cities in the central Dnipro region of Ukraine, killing eight people, including a 14-year-old girl and an eight-year-old boy, […]
Ukraine claims it shot down Russian bomber as Moscow’s missiles kill eight
Ukraine’s air force has claimed it shot down a Russian strategic bomber, but Moscow officials said the plane crashed in a sparsely populated area due to a malfunction after a combat mission. Meanwhile, Russian missiles struck cities in the central Dnipro region of Ukraine, killing eight people, including a 14-year-old girl and an eight-year-old boy, […]
Ukraine claims it shot down a Russian strategic bomber. Moscow says the plane crashed
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s air force claimed Friday it shot down a Russian strategic bomber, but Moscow officials said the plane crashed in a sparsely populated area due to a malfunction after a combat mission. Neither claim could be independently verified. Previous Ukrainian claims of shooting down Russian warplanes during their more than two-year […]
Police arrest Boston Marathon bomber, brother killed
April 19 (UPI) — On this date in history: In 1775, the American Revolutionary War began at the Battle of Lexington, Mass. Eight minutemen were killed and 10 injured in an exchange of musket fire with British redcoats. In 1912, Col. Archibald Gracie, survivor on the ill-fated Titanic, told of being sucked under by the […]
The US Air Force is bringing a 40-year-old supersonic bomber out of mothballs. This is why
This new ‘blended-wing’ plane looks like a military stealth bomber and just got the green light to fly after decades of development
California aerospace startup JetZero got the green light to fly its new “Pathfinder” aircraft. The twinjet features a unique “blended-wing body” and is expected to carry up to 250 people. The wing poses complex challenges, but JetZero says it’s a sound concept for reducing CO2 emissions. Aerospace companies across the globe are breaking from the […]
Zara Men’s Size Large Bomber Jacket with Zipper And Button Closure Pockets
Pakistan to perform DNA testing on the remains of the suicide bomber who killed 5 Chinese nationals
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani authorities will perform DNA testing on the remains of the suicide bomber who rammed his explosive-laden car into a vehicle in the country’s northwest, killing five Chinese nationals and their local driver, officials said Wednesday. The attack occurred in Shangla, a district in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province where thousands of […]
Ukrainian drones attacked Russian bomber air base overnight, Kyiv source says
(Reuters) – Ukrainian drones operated by the GUR military intelligence agency attacked the Engels air base deep inside Russian territory early on Wednesday and Kyiv was assessing the damage, a Ukrainian intelligence source told Reuters. The governor of the Saratov region, where the base is located, said Ukrainian drones had been downed near the city […]