CinC Syrskyi: AFU destroy Russian Tu-22M3 aircraft worth USD 100M with drone

09.04.2025 14:25

Ukrinform

Successful strikes by the Defense Forces on the territory of the Russian Federation have reduced the amount of enemy ammunition, destroyed the storage and gathering places of the “Shahed”, forced the movement of aviation deep into Russia, and destroyed a Tu-22M3 long-range bomber worth USD 100 million with a drone.

According to Ukrinform, the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Oleksandr Syrskyi, said this in an interview with the publication Livyi Bereg.

“I have already said that the amount of ammunition [of the enemy] has decreased. We managed to destroy several storage and assembly sites of the “Shahed”, which also affected the total number of their use. We launched a number of successful strikes on airfields, and the enemy was forced to deploy its aircraft deeper into Russia. If earlier it was at a distance of 100-150 km, now it is 200-300 km - Engels, Shaikovka. A few days ago, our successful actions destroyed a Tu-22M3 long-range bomber. It had just landed and our drone hit it. The cost is about USD 100 million,” Syrskyi emphasized.

According to him, in addition, the Russian fleet is actually closed in Novorossiysk, and the Russian air defense system is also one of the areas of damage during the “diplomatic strike”.

As Ukrinform reported, the total combat losses of Russian troops from February 24, 2022 to April 9, 2025 in the war against Ukraine amounted to about 927,580 people, including 1,270 people over the past day.