🇷🇺🇺🇦 The Tu-22M3 can carry a payload 💣 of up to 53,000 LBS or 24,000 KG & employs hypersonic weapons as well as being nuclear capable. It flies at a maximum altitude of 14,000m. On top of various air launched cruise missiles, AGM missiles, etc — It can carry up to 69x FAB250s or 8x massive FAB1500 air-dropped bombs.
Ukraine reports that Russia destroyed some of the remaining units of Ukrainian troops in Mariupol using Tu-22M3 bombers — Confirming our earlier speculation of Russia now planing on employing long range bombers on Ukraine.
