A Russian Tu-22M3 bomber crashed during a training flight in Siberia, with the four crew members ejecting safely. The aircraft went down near Kamenka in Irkutsk region, was flying without combat load, and caused no ground damage. The crew sustained non-life-threatening injuries and was taken to hospital.
The incident puts more pressure on a limited long-range strike fleet that already operates a constrained number of modernized Tu-22M3s. Any further airframe loss tightens availability and raises scrutiny over maintenance, readiness and training tempo.