First pic shows one of Putin’s prized supersonic nuke bombers completely DESTROYED by Ukrainian kamikaze drone

A SUSPECTED Ukrainian drone strike on a Russian airfield destroyed one of Putin’s prized Tu-22 bombers. Shocking new footage from the aftermath of the daring attack on Soltsy airbase in Novgorod Oblast appears to show the long-range supersonic missile carrier burst into a ball of flames. Telegram - VKPELMENThe aftermath of the suspected Ukrainian drone strike on the airfield[/caption] The aircraft destroyed in the strike has stunning capabilities Russian sources yesterday announced that the drone strike “damaged” the strategic aircraft, but new footage revealed the warplane engulfed in an inferno. The attack, at the military airport in the Novgorod region more than 700 miles from Ukraine, was reportedly led by a “helicopter style” drone. The Russian defence ministry admitting to the strike said: “The Kyiv regime carried out a terrorist attack using a copter-type UAV on a military airfield in Novgorod region.” “As a result of the terrorist attack on the territory of the airfield, a fire broke out in the aircraft parking lot, which was promptly eliminated by fire brigades. “One plane was damaged, but there were no casualties as a result of the terrorist attack.” A Ukrainian Telegram channel countered this claim and said that two Tu-22M3 supersonic bombers were damaged during the strike. The Soltsy air field is known as a base for the Tu-22M3 bombers which have been used to target Ukraine. The Tupolev Tu-22M3 was deployed for the first time by Russia in its war with Ukraine during the “carpet-bombing” of Mariupol. It has an operational range of nearly 7,000km, putting all of Europe and the east coast of the United States within its scope. These Soviet-designed general-purpose air-dropped bombs with a high-explosive warhead are old but devastating in their indiscriminate damage. The Tu22M can also carry Kh-15 nuclear or anti-radar missiles, as well as Kh-22 long-range naval strike missiles.