Thursday, 22 February 2024 President Vladimir Putin flew on a modernised nuclear-capable strategic bomber 'Blackjacks' to demonstrate Russia's nuclear capabilities. The Tu-160M bomber is a modernized version of a Cold War-era bomber that the former Soviet Union would have used to carry missiles. The plane's flight path was kept secret. Putin previously flew in an older variant of the Tu-160 during a training exercise.
Russian president Vladimir Putin flew Tu-160M nuclear-capable strategic bomber on Thursday, in a move likely to be seen in the West as a pointed reminder of Moscow's nuclear capabilities.
President Vladimir Putin warns of a "real" risk of nuclear war if the West escalates the conflict in Ukraine, offering a defiant and emboldened stance in his annual speech to..
President Vladimir Putin warns of a "real" risk of nuclear war if the West escalates the conflict in Ukraine, offering a defiant and emboldened stance in his annual speech to Russians. Speaking in..
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday (February 22) that the modernised TU-160M nuclear-capable strategic bomber can be accepted into the air force.
Thursday, 22 February 2024
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