“Backfire,” of course, is not the Russkies’ nickname for the warbird, but rather the NATO reporting name for the Tupolev Tu-22M (Туполев Ту-22М). The plane was developed in the 1960s by the Tupolev ...

It marks the first time Ukrainian forces have successfully taken down one of the bomber planes. Here's everything you need to know about the Tu-22M3 and how Ukraine says it shot it down. Ukrainian ...

A Russian nuclear bomber reportedly crashed in Siberia this week with many sharing videos of the apparent incident on social media. "Telegram channels write that it was a Tu-22M bomber that took off ...

A Russian air force Tupolev Tu-22M falls to the ground in flames. The Ukrainian government claimed it shot down one of the Russian air force Tupolev Tu-22M Backfire bombers on Friday, which, if ...