Ukrainian Defence Intelligence operatives destroyed one Russian Tu-22M3 strategic bomber and disabled two others during a special operation deep inside Russian territory.
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Ukrainian intelligence officers covered over 600 kilometres on foot through enemy territory in order to destroy the Russian bombers.
The last task successfully completed by Oleh Babii's reconnaissance group – the destruction and disabling of three Russian Tu-22M3 bombers – significantly disrupted the plans of the Russian military and political leadership to launch missile strikes on the territory of Ukraine.
The Defence Intelligence of Ukraine reported that a TU-22M3 bomber was destroyed from the territory of the Russian Federation.
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