[Regnum] A Tu-22M3 strategic missile carrier bomber crashed during a scheduled flight in the Irkutsk region. This was reported on April 2 by the Russian Defense Ministry.
"On April 2, 2025, a Tu-22M3 aircraft crashed during a scheduled flight in the Irkutsk region. The crew of four ejected. As a result of the landing, according to the crew commander's report, one pilot died," the statement said.
It is noted that the search and rescue team that arrived at the scene is evacuating the crew members to the home airfield.
The Defense Ministry added that the plane crashed in an uninhabited area and there was no damage on the ground. According to preliminary information, the cause of the accident was a technical malfunction.
As reported by the Regnum news agency, a similar incident occurred on August 15, 2024. A Tu-22M3 bomber crashed in an uninhabited area in the Irkutsk region during a scheduled flight. The crew of the aircraft managed to eject. The cause of the crash was a technical malfunction.
The regional governor Igor Kobzev reported on August 16 that one of the pilots of the crashed Tu-22M3 could not be saved. The farewell ceremony for the pilot Nikita Perevalov was held on August 19 in his native village of Onokhoy in Buryatia.