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Kiev (Ukraine): Ukrainian security forces have dealt a major blow to Moscow after 9 people were killed in Russia’s deadly attack on Ukraine. The Ukrainian Air Force on Friday claimed to have shot down a Russian bomber. It is counted among the deadliest warplanes of Russia, which is also capable of carrying nuclear weapons. Contrary to Ukraine’s claim, Russian officials claimed that the plane crashed in a sparsely populated area due to a malfunction after a combat mission. Neither claim could be independently verified.
Let us tell you that Russia has denied Ukraine’s previous claims of shooting down Russian warplanes during more than two years of war. Meanwhile, Russian missiles hit towns in Ukraine’s central Dnipro region, killing nine people, including two children aged eight and six, and wounding 25 others, local officials said. Ukraine said the Air Force and military intelligence cooperated in shooting down the Tu-22M3 bomber with an anti-aircraft missile.
3 people left alive after the plane was shot down, search for the fourth continues
Russia usually uses KH-22 cruise missiles to fire bombers at Ukrainian targets from inside its airspace. This aircraft can also carry nuclear weapons. The Russian Defense Ministry said the warplane crashed in the southern region of Stavropol, hundreds of kilometers (miles) from the Ukrainian border. According to the ministry, three crew members were rescued after ejecting from the plane and the fourth is being searched. Stavropol Governor Vladimir Vladimirov, however, said that one of the rescued pilots died.
