Coverage dated April 18, 2024 to April 19, 2024

Russian bomber crashes in southwest Russia after airstrikes in Ukraine

Headline from BNO News, from the development of Apr 19, 2024

Newest development Apr 20, 2024 · 2 reportsUkraine war briefing: Kyiv claims bomber shot down at 308km range after crash in Russia

A Russian Tu-22M3 strategic bomber crashed near Stavropol in southwest Russia after carrying out airstrikes in neighboring Ukraine, officials and witnesses say. At least one crew member was killed, another is missing.

BNO News's own description from its feed. We collect headlines and these descriptions, not full articles; read the original reporting below.

Earlier updates in this story

Developments in this update

2 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. Names this update

    Russian bomber crashes in southwest Russia after airstrikes in Ukraine

    Headline from BNO News ·

  2. Newest

    Ukraine war briefing: Kyiv claims bomber shot down at 308km range after crash in Russia

    Headline from The Guardian ·

Read the reports

Reports & sources

20 articles, oldest first.

  1. Al Jazeera

    Ukraine says it shot down Russian strategic bomber after strike kills nine (opens Al Jazeera)

    Published

    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Russian officials says the plane crashed over the southern Stavropol region due to a technical malfunction.

  2. Triblive

    Ukraine claims it shot down a Russian strategic bomber as Moscow's missiles kill 8 Ukrainians (opens Triblive)

    Published

    Triblive's feed description

    KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine’s air force claimed Friday it shot down a Russian strategic bomber, but Moscow officials said the plane crashed in a sparsely populated area due to a malfunction after a combat mission. Neither claim could be independently verified.

  3. Breitbart News

    Ukraine Says it has Shot Down Russian Strategic Bomber (opens Breitbart News)

    Published

    Breitbart News's feed description

    Ukraine´s air force claimed Friday it shot down a Russian strategic bomber, but Moscow officials said the plane crashed due to a malfunction.

  4. BNO News

    Russian bomber crashes in southwest Russia after airstrikes in Ukraine (opens BNO News)

    Published

    BNO News's feed description

    A Russian Tu-22M3 strategic bomber crashed near Stavropol in southwest Russia after carrying out airstrikes in neighboring Ukraine, officials and witnesses say. At least one crew member was killed, another is missing.

  5. Forbes

    Ukraine Claims It Shot Down A Russian Backfire Bomber (opens Forbes)

    Published

    Forbes's feed description

    The Ukrainian military claimed it shot down a Russian air force Tupolev Tu-22M bomber.

  6. Insider

    Ukraine says it took out one of Russia's supersonic strategic bombers for the first time (opens Insider)

    Published

    Insider's feed description

    Ukraine reports shooting down a Russian Tu-22M3 strategic bomber for the first time since the 2022 full-scale invasion began.

  7. Daily Journal

    Ukraine claims it shot down a Russian strategic bomber. Moscow says the plane crashed (opens Daily Journal)

    Published

    Daily Journal's feed description

    KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s air force claimed Friday it shot down a Russian strategic bomber, but Moscow officials said the plane crashed in a sparsely populated area due to a malfunction after a combat mission. Neither claim could be independently verified.

  8. Green Field Reporter

    Ukraine claims it shot down a Russian strategic bomber as Moscow's missiles kill 8 Ukrainians - The Daily Reporter (opens Green Field Reporter)

    Published

    Green Field Reporter's feed description

    KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s air force claimed Friday it shot down a Russian strategic bomber, but Moscow officials said the plane crashed in a sparsely populated area due to a malfunction after a combat mission. Neither claim could be independently verified.

  9. The Boston Globe

    Ukraine claims it shot down a Russian strategic bomber. Moscow says the plane crashed. (opens The Boston Globe)

    Published

    The Boston Globe's feed description

    Neither claim could be independently verified. Previous Ukrainian claims of shooting down Russian warplanes during their more than two-year war have met with silence or denials from Moscow.

  10. Newsweek

    Ukraine downs Russian Tu-22M3 bomber in war's first (opens Newsweek)

    Published

    Newsweek's feed description

    The Russian Defense Ministry has said that the long-range bomber crashed because of a "technical malfunction."

  11. Deutsche Welle

    Ukraine says downs Russian bomber as 8 die in missile attack – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

    Published

    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    Ukraine's military says its forces have destroyed a Tu-22M3 strategic bomber used to attack Ukrainian cities. This comes as Russian missile strikes in the Dnipropetrovsk region are reported to have killed eight people.

  12. Los Angeles Times

    Ukraine says it shot down Russian strategic bomber; Moscow's missiles kill 8 Ukrainians (opens Los Angeles Times)

    Published

    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    Ukraine’s air force says it shot down a Russian strategic bomber; Moscow says the plane crashed due to a malfunction. Russian missiles kill eight in Ukraine's Dnipro region.

  13. The Columbian

    Ukraine: Russian bomber downed (opens The Columbian)

    Published

    The Columbian's feed description

    Ukraine said it shot down a Russian strategic bomber in combat for the first time since the Kremlin’s invasion began after the aircraft launched a missile strike that left at least seven people dead i

  14. The Guardian

    Ukraine war briefing: Kyiv claims bomber shot down at 308km range after crash in Russia (opens The Guardian)

    Published

    The Guardian's feed description

    US House of Representatives moves closer to passing Ukraine aid; bureaucracy delays £500m in foreign assistance channelled through UK Ministry of Defence. What we know on day 787

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

Russian bomber crashes in southwest Russia after airstrikes in Ukraine | Since Then