OSINT analysts confirm crash of Tu-22M3 in Russia – photo, videos
Analysts from CyberBoroshno, a Ukrainian OSINT community, have confirmed the crash of a Russian TU-22M3 bomber in Russia's Irkutsk Oblast.
Source: CyberBoroshno
Details: The community said the aircraft had crashed near the village of Sklyanka. The analysts also revealed the coordinates of the crash site.
"An enemy Tu-22M3 has crashed near the settlement of Sklyanka in Irkutsk Oblast. 53.136577,103.404703" the community reported.
Earlier, a video of the bomber's fall circulated on Russian and Ukrainian Telegram channels. Soniashnyk, a Ukrainian social media community, suggested that the aircraft in question was a Tu-22M3 bomber. The footage shows the bomber rapidly descending before exploding on impact with the ground.
The Exilenova+ OSINT community also released footage from the crash site. The analysts also suggested that a Russian strategic bomber had crashed.
For reference: The Tu-22M3 is a strategic bomber developed by the Tupolev Design Bureau in the 1960s. This variant was produced between 1978 and 1993 and is still in service with the Russian military.
Russian forces have been using Tu-22M3 bombers to launch cruise missiles on Ukraine.
Background: Ukrainska Pravda reported earlier that Russia had lost 18-21 tactical aviation aircraft in 2025. OSINT analysts also released the first satellite images showing destroyed Russian aircraft at Belaya airbase following Operation Spider's Web.
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