160 – for the first time in a long time, the occupiers raised these planes to attack – UNIAN
The expert noted that the engines of the Tu-160 stop working every 3 thousand flight hours.
During the latest massive attack on Ukraine, the Russians took Tu-160 supersonic bombers into the air for the first time in a long time. This may indicate a shortage of cruise missile carriers among the enemy, aviation expert Konstantin Krivolap said in a commentary to RBC-Ukraine.
He recalled that during a massive attack on Ukraine on November 17, the invaders lifted Tu-95 and Tu-160 into the air. Krivolap added that the engines of the Tu-160 stop working every 3 thousand flight hours.
“They have 13 Tu-160 units left, they can take six missiles. And the Tu-95 is apparently already in very bad condition,” he emphasized.
Krivolap also noted that the Tu-95 is not designed to carry…
