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Russia cannot replace its Tu-95 Bear bombers — and Ukraine has destroyed about a dozen of them

Ukraine’s June 2025 Operation Spiderweb destroyed roughly 7 Russian Tu-95 strategic bombers and damaged 2 others in a single ...
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Russia’s 70-year-old Tu-95 Bear strategic bomber has no replacement — the PAK DA stealth bomber is years from production

The Tupolev Tu-95, known to NATO as the “Bear,” is one of the most recognizable military aircraft ever built. First flown in ...
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Russia's long-range bombers kept up attack tempo, showing fleet's 'resilience' despite Ukraine's Spiderweb attack: UK MOD

Russia's long-range bombers are still assailing Ukraine at a steady pace despite June's daring drone attack against the fleet, the UK's defense ministry said in a recent assessment. In an intelligence ...
The National Interest

Russia’s Tu-95 “Bear” Bomber Is Testing Alaska’s Airspace Again

Despite its age and shortcomings, the rugged and reliable Tu-95 “Bear” bomber is a symbol of national pride for Russia, and a recurring nuisance for NORAD. Less than a week after NATO claimed it ...
USNI

Japan Reports 14% Decrease in Fighter Scrambles to Shadow Chinese, Russian Forces Over Last 9 Months

A Russian Tu-95 bomber and a Chinese J-16 spotted flying between Okinawa and Miyako Island Dec. 9, 2025. Japan’s Joint Staff Office photo Japan fighter aircraft were scrambled 448 times in the last ...