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Russia cannot replace its Tu-95 Bear bombers — and Ukraine has destroyed about a dozen of them

Ukraine’s June 2025 Operation Spiderweb destroyed roughly 7 Russian Tu-95 strategic bombers and damaged 2 others in a single ...
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Russia’s 70-year-old Tu-95 Bear strategic bomber has no replacement — the PAK DA stealth bomber is years from production

The Tupolev Tu-95, known to NATO as the “Bear,” is one of the most recognizable military aircraft ever built. First flown in 1952 and entering Soviet service in 1956, the Tu-95 remains operational ...
The National Interest

Ukraine Delivered a Heavy Blow to Russia’s Tu-95 Bear Bomber

Moscow’s Tu-95 turboprop-powered strategic bomber has Cold War origins. Designated by NATO as “Bear,” the Tupolev-designed airframe first took to the skies in the early 1950s just before entering ...
The National Interest

Russia’s Tu-95 Bomber Is Really Old (But It Can Strike with Lots of Deadly Missiles)

The Tu-95 is one of the oldest designs in active service in the Russian Air Force. Driven by eight contra-rotating turboprop engines, it is the only propeller-powered bomber that remains in service ...
Newsweek

Russian Tu-95 Pilot Behind Strikes on Ukraine Shot in Engels: Kyiv

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. A Russian strategic bomber pilot who was "directly involved in ...
Newsweek

Satellite Images Show Russian Tu-95 Strategic Bombers at Drone-Hit Airbase

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Satellite images published on Thursday show Russian Tu-95 strategic ...