The world is watching closely what Vladimir Putin is up to. Any information related to nuclear weapons is of great interest, especially after Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Now The President of the Russian Federation took part in the flight on an aircraft capable of carrying out nuclear attacks.
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As reported by the independent news agency National Independent, there was a short flight of the Tu-160M bomber with the President of Russia on Thursday. The engine took off from the runway at the Kazan Aircraft Plant.
mentioned Tu-160M bombers are supersonic strategic aircraft developed during the era of the Soviet Union.. Their purpose was to launch long-range nuclear strikes in the event of a nuclear war.
Vladimir Putin flew in a bomber targeted for nuclear attack
The so-called Tu-160M bombers are part of the nuclear triad, that is, strategic forces including the land, air and sea elements of the nuclear forces of the Russian Federation. The aircraft is designed to carry 12 short-range missiles.. And each of these missiles may carry a nuclear warhead. The bomber can fly up to 12,000 meters. HP without the need to refuel.
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According to the National Independent Agency, the information about the flight was confirmed by the spokesman of the President of the Russian Federation, Dmitry Peskov. He explained that the flight took about 40 minutes. However, he did not want to disclose the route taken by the bomber. He only answered questions from journalists with the words “military secret”. Interestingly, The modernized bomber is named after the folk hero Ilya Muromets, a legendary mighty man from Russian fairy tales.It was once meant to protect Kiev and Rus from the many attacks launched by steppe tribes.
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