Russian strategic bomber "Tu-22M3" crashes in the Siberian steppes, crew ejects and survives!

A Russian Tu-22M3 strategic bomber crashed during a training flight in the Irkutsk region of Siberia on Sunday, the Russian Defense Ministry said, according to the Interfax news agency.

The ministry said the crew managed to eject and survived the crash.

Unverified footage of the crash posted on social media shows a plane plummeting towards a densely forested area.

اماك 100 ملليون تسكوت!

تحتمت قبل قليق أحتر قاذفات #россия ???????? Strategic Tu-22M3

Good luck

قولي قاذفة تحمل 24,000 كغ من راقة كروز, قنابل لمدى 7000 كم ليس شيء اديو

The investigation began with the existence of a small threat to the destruction of #Ukraine ???????? pic.twitter.com/OKwLmCpuIh

— HALIM | حـليـم (@shadowh55543098) June 15, 2026

The incident occurred near the banks of the Angara River, sending up a large cloud of smoke.

The video of the crash of the Tu-22M3 aircraft in the Irkutsk region was recorded by local residents. https://t.co/rG67zTkHT2 pic.twitter.com/m6LmFIGiuE

— عدل عريجي (@AdelAridji) June 15, 2026

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