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A Tu-95 strategic bomber crashed in the Amur region
The Tu-95 strategic bomber-missile carrier skidded off the runway at the Ukrainka airfield in the Amur region during acceleration.
As a result of the accident, several members of the Tu-95 crew "received injuries of varying severity and were hospitalized," the press service and information department of the Russian Defense Ministry said.
According to preliminary information, the cause of the accident was the ignition of one of the aircraft's engines.
Tu-95 flights in Russia have been suspended after the incident in the Amur region until the causes of the incident are clarified.
“On June 8, at about 17.00 Moscow time, during scheduled training flights at the Ukrainka airfield in the Amur Region, during acceleration, the Tu-95 plane rolled out of the runway,” the press service of the Ministry of Defense said.
- On June 4, two incidents involving military aircraft took place in Russia. in the Astrakhan region during a training flight A MiG-29 fighter jet crashed . Two pilots managed to eject. According to the preliminary version, the failure of equipment became the cause of the crash. Until the final clarification of the causes of the disaster, MiG-29 flights in Russia have been suspended.
- On the same day, the latest Su-34 front-line bomber skidded off the runway in the Voronezh region and rolled over. During landing, the drogue parachute did not open. The two pilots in the cockpit were not injured.
- The Tu-95 strategic bomber-carrier has been in operation since 1956. As of 2012, Russia had 32 such aircraft in service, with about 60 more in reserve. Since 2013, a modernization program has been underway for such aircraft, the goal of which is to extend their service life until 2025.