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Russian nuclear-capable Tu-95 crashes in Far East, killing six crew members
Euronews.com • • world
Key Points:
- A Russian military Tu-95 bomber crashed during a training flight in the Amur region, killing six crew members and injuring one, according to the Russian defence ministry.
- The crash occurred near Krasnoyarovo village shortly after takeoff from the Ukrainka air base, with initial reports attributing the cause to a technical malfunction.
- The aircraft was not carrying ammunition and went down in an uninhabited area; authorities have launched a criminal investigation and sent an Aerospace Forces commission to the site.
- The Tu-95 is a Soviet-era, nuclear-capable turboprop strategic bomber, still in use, and Ukrainka air base is one of Russia's largest long-range strategic bases in the Far East.
- Ukrainka was previously targeted in June 2025 by Ukraine's SBU in Operation Spiderweb, which damaged over 40 Russian aircraft, prompting Russia to redeploy surviving bombers to this base.
