In a significant escalation of the conflict, Ukraine successfully shot down a Russian Tu-22M3 strategic bomber for the first time since the invasion began over two years ago, using an S-200 air defense missile at a distance of 300 km. This operation, which took a week of preparation, occurred as Russian forces conducted missile strikes on the central Ukrainian cities of Dnipro and Synelnykove, resulting in at least nine fatalities, including three children, and injuring 29 others. Ukrainian defense officials highlighted this achievement as a critical need for enhanced air defense capabilities to protect civilians from ongoing Russian aggression.
Ukrainian forces downed an Tu-22M3 strategic bomber of the Russian airforce yesterday.
British intelligence confirms Ukraine shot down a Russian nuclear-capable bomber for first time in the war. https://t.co/lfBUrjmm6s
Ukraine said it shot down a Russian strategic bomber in combat for the first time since Russia invaded, after the plane launched a missile strike that killed at least seven people. https://t.co/quxR8JJ6vr
Ukraine Claims First-Ever Shootdown Of Russian Strategic Bomber, Moscow Denies https://t.co/NTk01pTeqK
Ukraine has made the immense breakthrough of shooting down a Russian strategic bomber for the first time - with our intelligence now showing Russia has lost at least 100 fixed-wing aircraft. https://t.co/evXM6IoQuE
❗️In total, as a result of yesterday's Russian shelling in #Dnipropetrovsk region 8 people were killed, including two children, 34 people were injured, as reported by the State Emergency Service (SES). 📷: SES https://t.co/q9f2UZHQtj https://t.co/XaNs04P6fp
💔 Dnipro: rescue operations have been completed. In total, as a result of the Russian attack, 3 people were killed and 24 were injured. 12 people were rescued. 🙏 Due to Russian attacks on April 19 in the Dnepropetrovsk region, 8 people were killed, including 2 children, and 34… https://t.co/Wdua3NdyoV
⚡️Rescue operations end in Dnipro with 3 killed, 24 injured after Russian missile attack. Search and rescue operations at the sites of a Russian missile attack on Dnipro concluded on April 20, the State Emergency Service said. https://t.co/j4RcW1HFp1
Ukraine's Defence Intelligence chief reveals details of downing of Russian Tu-22 bomber https://t.co/bikAEhWjqJ
Ukraine war briefing: Kyiv claims bomber shot down at 308km range after crash in Russia https://t.co/8K5wzH8DTb
Ukraine downs Russian strategic bomber after airstrike kills 8, Kyiv says https://t.co/9ahWSP0aqX
UPDATED. In a wartime first for Ukraine, Kyiv's top military spy says Ukrainian forces shot down a Russian Tu-22M3 strategic bomber from a distance of just over 300 km after the plane fired missiles in the overnight attack that killed 8 people. READ: https://t.co/6cF2e6BR5e
Ukraine says it took out one of Russia's supersonic strategic bombers for the first time https://t.co/BsXjXV1WMp
How Russian Tu-22 bomber was shot down — GUR chief Budanov tells the details: — Our soldiers actually waited "in ambush" for a week - waiting for the plane to reach the desired destination. — The plane was hit at a distance of 308 km. And to destroy it, we used "the same… https://t.co/8ixewwxLxi
This is the aftermath of a Russian strike on Ukraine's Dnipro. At least eight people were killed when missiles rained down over the city and the surrounding central Dnipropetrovsk region. In retaliation, Kyiv shot down a Russian strategic bomber https://t.co/HELoOvzUz1 https://t.co/BlAu6MKwe3
Ukraine said it downed a Russian supersonic bomber, part of a mounting air war as each side wrestles for control of the skies with front lines largely deadlocked https://t.co/bZSuQ5xgvT https://t.co/bZSuQ5xgvT
🔥👀 Before we managed to shoot down the Tu-22M3, Ukrainian troops sat in "ambush" for a week, - Budanov ❗️"The same means that were used to shoot down the A-50 were used to destroy the bomber at a distance of 308 km", he added. https://t.co/qpJtQUVHmR
Ukraine's GUR Defense Intelligence Agency Chief Budanov to BBC News: Russian Tu-22M3 supersonic bomber shot down from a distance of 308km. A trap was laid and Ukrainians bided their time for a week for the right opportunity. Ukraine appears to have used a modified S-200 missile. https://t.co/WJbrKCwgc7
Today's Russian attack on Synelnykove, Dnipropetrovsk region, has killed a whole family - grandma, mom, two kids, aged 8 and 14. One more son, aged 6, survived. He is in hospital and expected to make a full recovery. That boy became an orphan in one day. In the video, local kids… https://t.co/hBiBmXVusX https://t.co/rdLZ4Uploe
General Budanov, head of the GUR, reaffirms that the Russian Tu-22M3 was shot down this morning by Ukrainian missiles. “We shot down the plane at a distance of 308 km, using the same means as we did with the A-50. The preparation took us a week.” https://t.co/xwq7svK4qF
Ukrainian anti-aircraft units shot down a Russian Tu-22M3 bomber for the first time; Russian forces attacked Dnipropetrovsk Oblast with missiles, killing at least seven people, including two children; and more. https://t.co/988TODZiya
Budanov said that the Russian Tu-22M3 bomber was shot down at a distance of more than 300 kilometers. The operation to ambush this aircraft lasted for a week, waiting for it to reach the right position before striking at it, just like the A-50 was hit and destroyed. https://t.co/5BjJ8l85sJ
Head of Ukrainian Defense Intelligence Kyrylo Budanov shared some details about shooting down a Russian strategic bomber at a distance of 300 kilometers. It was a lengthy and carefully prepared operation. 📹: BBC News Ukrainian https://t.co/73RGOxP5Qi https://t.co/pd3SAk1JPK
Ukraine shot down a Russian strategic bomber 185 miles from its border after the warplane took part in an airstrike that killed at least eight people, including two children, in the central Dnipropetrovsk region https://t.co/HELoOvAsoz https://t.co/4IjiRYhSo4
A #Russian strike killed at least nine people in the #Ukrainian city of Dnipro. #Ukrainian authorities issued an air raid in multiple regions. https://t.co/gIEM0dv2VM
As of 4:20 pm Kyiv time, Russia has killed 7 people and injured 34 in its missile attack on #Dnipro and the region. Search and rescue operations are ongoing. 🛡 #PatriotsSaveLives, and #Ukraine critically needs them to protect its sky from Russia's deadly weapons. https://t.co/Y8gLL6ahR7
#Russia has struck again at civilians in Dnipro The missiles precipitated at the city center, apartment buildings Regular buildings, where regular people live with their families. #Ukraine urgently requires additional air defense systems! https://t.co/lnU4HHHheb
According to local officials, the major Russian missile attack killed eight people, injured 25 and caused damage to infrastructure in Ukraine’s central Dnipropetrovsk region. Zelenskyy reiterated his call for air defences saying “Russia must be held accountable for its terror". https://t.co/f6IS0pfBMd
Ukraine claims to be behind the fiery crash of a long-range Russian bomber on Friday morning, an incident which Moscow has attributed to a technical problem with the aircraft. https://t.co/fnb5y6RFts
#Ukraine claims to have downed #Russia's Tu-22M3 bomber. Video shows jet in flames https://t.co/3725kho6k1 https://t.co/euDE4gmUjf
For the second time this week, Russian strikes have caused significant civilian casualties in a key Ukrainian city as missiles hit areas around the southeastern city of Dnipro on Friday, killing at least 8 people and wounding nearly 30 more. https://t.co/99uGGNVpMU
Did Ukraine shoot down a Russian Tu-22М3 "Backfire" Strategic Bomber? Ukraine says yes, Russia says no. If Ukraine is right, it is a big deal and could have strategic implications for the war. Details: 1/ https://t.co/HpcgmJpydC
Russian strikes against Ukraine on April 19 killed at least eight people, including two children, as Kyiv said it shot down a Russian strategic bomber for the first time. https://t.co/fBZjpASPtd
Ukraine Says it Shot Down Russian Strategic Bomber After Strike Kills Nine #globalrisk https://t.co/h7vY9LTciR
russia continues killing civilians in Ukraine. At least 8 people, including children, have died, and more than 20 people have been injured in the city of Dnipro and region. 💔 Strengthening air defense will save lives and stop russian terror against civilians. https://t.co/EHCqlpyPfr
📽️ WATCH - UKRAINE DOWNS RUSSIAN STRATEGIC BOMBER AFTER AIRSTRIKE KILLS EIGHT, KYIV SAYS A Russian attack on a Ukrainian residential building in Dnipro city on Friday (April 19) killed two and wounded at least 16, according to a local official. Russia launched a major Russian… https://t.co/IQbguXq4Bw
Ukraine says it downed Tu-22M3 bomber for the first time; 8 killed in major attack by Russia - CNBC https://t.co/cble6BrPCO
Ukraine's air force claimed Friday it shot down a Russian strategic bomber, but Moscow officials said the plane crashed in a sparsely populated area due to a malfunction after a combat mission. https://t.co/2Urk0JGL8n
The #Ukrainian military said its anti-missile units succeeded for the first time in shooting down a #Russian Tu-22M3 bomber plane. But what do we know about the long-range supersonic missile carrier bomber? https://t.co/dETrVl1VLF
Ukraine claims it shot down a Russian strategic bomber as Moscow’s missiles kill eight in Dnipro region https://t.co/rGgAYZWLPG
A horrific Russian air strike on the Dnipropetrovsk region this morning. Two children are among those killed. A 14-year-old girl and a 8-year-old boy. Another 6-year-old boy was saved in the hospital. The brutality of Russian terror against ordinary people, including innocent… https://t.co/nuzdWjkz3z
Three children were among those killed by Russian strikes in Ukraine’s central Dnipropetrovsk region, officials say https://t.co/jUWPONsqPr
⚡️Ukrainian intelligence has released a video showing the interception of a Russian #Tu22M3. The strategic bomber was shot down 300 km from the Ukrainian border. https://t.co/DH6QxrNUhu
At least nine killed in Ukraine strikes as Kyiv says it downed Russian warplane ➡️ https://t.co/5TRSQIB447 https://t.co/l3zpvYdGoe
russia's missile attack on Dnipro and the region claimed the lives of at least nine people and injured 29 more. The terrorists once again targeted civilian infrastructure. We need a sufficient number of air defense systems. Not tomorrow, but today. #UkraineNeedsAirDefense https://t.co/TYhKPCytWL
russia's missile attack on Dnipro region claimed the lives of at least nine people and injured 29 more. The terrorists once again targeted civilian infrastructure. We need a sufficient number of air defense systems. Not tomorrow, but today. #UkraineNeedsAirDefense https://t.co/lqhh9zDkQz
Kyiv Post sources in military #intelligence confirm that it destroyed a Russian #TU-22M3 bomber using an S-200 air #defensemissile, its first successful destruction of a strategic bomber in the air. https://t.co/2vOe0c3kfv
Ukraine said its air defenses shot down a Russian Tu-22M3 strategic bomber for the first time since Russia's invasion began more than two years ago. https://t.co/xmWionuW9l
At least eight people were killed and a further 25 injured in Russian missile strikes on the central Ukrainian cities of Dnipro and Synelnykove in the early hours of Friday. 🔗: https://t.co/3nm8KPrCMW 📷: Dnipro regional administration https://t.co/ro0WYPv6bO