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Russian strategic bomber crashes in Siberia, one person dead, agencies report

By Thomson Reuters Apr 2, 2025 | 12:03 PM

MOSCOW (Reuters) – A Russian Tu-22M3 strategic bomber crashed in the Irkutsk of Siberia due to a technical malfunction, Russian news agencies reported on Wednesday.

They said the aircraft went down in a deserted area, and that four crew members ejected, one of whom died.

(Reporting by Reuters; writing by Maxim Rodionov; editing by Mark Heinrich)