Russian President Putin visited Kazan Aviation Plant in Tatarstan and inspected four modernized Tu-160M strategic bombers. Putin then flew on one of the bombers, with the flight route being kept as a military secret. State TV reported that Putin was 'at the controls' during the flight, and he expressed satisfaction with the equipment, stating it can be accepted into the Armed Forces. The flight was seen as a show of military might amid the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.
Did he just fly on one of these?! https://t.co/NJbYRUavbO
President Vladimir Putin said that 95% of Russia's strategic nuclear forces had been modernized and that the Air Force had just taken delivery of four new supersonic nuclear-capable bombers https://t.co/5jQuWcyvXV
⚠️ PUTIN SAYS 95% OF RUSSIA'S NUCLEAR FORCES HAVE BEEN MODERNISED (Reuters) President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that 95% of Russia's strategic nuclear forces had been modernised and that the Air Force had just taken delivery of four new supersonic nuclear-capable bombers.… https://t.co/1tSV8zxYB9
President Putin got to test out the Tu-160M strategic missile carrier before he officially greenlighted the plane to enter service Details: https://t.co/Tkvn3Qdzj8 https://t.co/6YDFKhiEIn
Vladimir Putin keeps on flexing the muscles: Russia has renewed its nuclear arsenal with high-tech components, while also producing Zirkon hypersonic missiles at industrial scale. He might want to give the war a new momentum, hitting new targets in Ukraine. Quite worrying.
Putin is killing your people -- Russian soldiers -- in Ukraine. https://t.co/pU3Bla1XGJ
Russia's President Vladimir Putin on Thursday took a co-pilot's seat in a nuclear-capable strategic bomber on a flight that appeared aimed at bolstering his image ahead of next month's election he's all but certain to win. https://t.co/ZuhAgFJwOh
Putin rides nuclear-capable bomber in apparent 'image bolstering' trip ahead of election https://t.co/IzqRpP6ESE
Zelensky flew out to intercept the Tu-160M with Putin https://t.co/tQDWPERctT
“The equipment is excellent! It can be accepted into the Armed Forces,” Putin about flying on the new Tu-160M. https://t.co/dNALKjlKxK
Putin flies supersonic bomber during Tatarstan visit https://t.co/6oEYIZi4Ka
Putin boards supersonic nuclear-capable bomber. Zvezda News , which has ties to Russia’s defence ministry, claimed Putin was 'at the controls' during the flight. https://t.co/afxj9DgYsR https://t.co/hstL0lbc8S
🇷🇺RIDE ALONG WITH PUTIN IN A TU-160M JET Source: The Kremlin https://t.co/fB6ayrFWwI https://t.co/twCGgN0Za0
Putin got to fly in one of the new Tu-160 strategic bombers. The press will call it a publicity stunt, but be honest - wouldn't you want to fly in one if you could? https://t.co/KIbzm5QAfi
The Kremlin has released footage from Vladimir Putin’s flight on a Tu-160M nuclear bomber this afternoon https://t.co/NYGiTFUKtP
NEW: Putin took ride on supersonic bomber, state TV says https://t.co/ixI85vx1FB
Putin speaks about his impressions after a flight aboard the Tu-160M https://t.co/EdPHRtCfNi
A nuclear-capable modernized strategic bomber landed on Thursday after completing a 30-minute flight with Russian President Vladimir Putin on board, Russian state TV reporter Pavel Zarubin said. https://t.co/UgTfYnOJgn
🇷🇺⚡ Four deeply modernized Tu-160Ms in the final assembly shop of the Kazan Aviation Plant during Vladimir Putin’s visit The resumption of serial production of missile carriers started in December 2018, and already on January 12, 2022, the newly produced Tu-160M made its first… https://t.co/Y6724Mwwzu
Putin inspected the upgraded Tu-160M strategic missile carrier before climbing on board https://t.co/YLC1G1wJJd
President Putin flies on one of Russia’s newest strategic bombers, which is capable of carrying nuclear warheads, a show of military might as the war in Ukraine appears to turn in his favor https://t.co/GdEgtHqqn1
Putin has gone for a ride on a Tu-160M nuclear bomber and Russian state TV’s Kremlin reporter Pavel Zarubin can barely contain his excitement https://t.co/cmJcfgTIBO
Putin’s flight on the Tu-160M The flight route of the head of the Russian Federation on the Tu-160M is a military secret, Peskov said. https://t.co/ZqQQqhSPz9
Putin said to fly on Tu-160M in Kazan. How pitiful and desperate must he be if his only means of showing off are missile carriers? https://t.co/rXOg3oMfcO
New "ride a horse half-naked" Putin was flying new Tu-160M for 40 minutes https://t.co/jagYB44tmd
Putin arrived at the runway of the Kazan aircraft plant to fly on the strategic missile carrier Tu-160M. https://t.co/oF0SuKjgRL
Vladimir Putin has been fighting not just Ukraine, but his own people. Cowed compliance is no longer considered enough for the president who, like any paranoid dictator, sees danger everywhere https://t.co/771FGbiXTA 👇
Russian President Putin visited Kazan Aviation Plant in Tatarstan today. Putin inspected four modernized Tu-160M strategic bombers. https://t.co/fGwzmFT8Vs