Ukrainian drone destroys Russian supersonic bomber

A flagship Russian long-range bomber has been destroyed in a Ukrainian drone strike, according to reports.

Images posted on social media and analysed by BBC Verify show a Tupolev Tu-22 on fire at Soltsy-2 airbase, south of St Petersburg.

Moscow said that a drone was hit by small-arms fire but managed to "damage" a plane. Ukraine has not commented.

Later, Russian air defence downed two attack drones over the Moscow region, Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said.

Defence officials said two other drones were intercepted over the Bryansk region, north-east of the Ukrainian border. read more