A Russian air force Tupolev Tu-22M bomber crashed in Usolsky District, in eastern Russia 2,700 miles from Ukraine.

The military aircraft brought down power lines as it hit the ground, leaving hundreds of locals without electricity.

The base in Engels, which dates back to Soviet times, hosts Russia’s Tupolev Tu-160 nuclear-capable heavy strategic bombers, known unofficially as White Swans. Roman Busargin, governor of Saratov, ...

Engels-2, which sits about 450 miles from unoccupied Ukraine, is a key air base from which Russia has launched devastating attacks on Ukraine using its fleet of Tu-95 and Tu-160 bomber aircraft.

But in the early 2000s, Moscow envisioned updating its airborne reconnaissance capabilities with the Tupolev Tu-214R. Today, the Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) operates only three of these planes ...