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Tu-22M / Tu-26 Backfire Losses, Crashes & Deliveries

Every recorded loss, crash, shoot-down, retirement and delivery involving the Tu-22M / Tu-26 Backfire, each with a date and source. See the Tu-22M / Tu-26 Backfire overview.

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Events per year 2022–2026

2026 is a partial year: the bars run to 25 Sep 2026.

By event type 7 events logged · 10 airframes lost

Destroyed 3
Crash 4

These totals count what GlobalMilitary.net has logged from public reports since 2022, not a complete register: an event we have not recorded is not an event that did not happen. Coverage of the tracked wars is much denser than coverage of peacetime events, so the two do not compare directly.

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Tu-22M / Tu-26 Backfire losses, crashes & deliveries

Aircraft Country

JUN 152026 Tu-22M Crash 🇷🇺 Russia · Tu-22M3 strategic bomber entered a steep nosedive and crashed during a training flight near Svirsk, Irkutsk Oblast; crew reportedly ejected and survived.
JUN 12025 4× Tu-22M Destroyed 🇷🇺 Russia · Four Tu-22M3 Backfire destroyed on the ground at Belaya, Olenya and Ukrainka air force bases by drone attacks during Ukraine operation "Spiderweb"
APR 22025 Tu-22M Crash 🇷🇺 Russia · Tu-22M3 crashed near Buret, Usolsky District; all four crew ejected but one died.
AUG 152024 Tu-22M Crash 🇷🇺 Russia · Russian authorities said one of four crew died after the Tu-22M3 crashed in Irkutsk Region.
APR 192024 Tu-22M Crash 🇷🇺 Russia · Crashed near Stavropol due to an engine fire; one of four crew members died after ejection.
AUG 192023 Tu-22M Destroyed 🇷🇺 Russia · Destroyed on the ground at Soltsi airbase in Novgorod, after a Ukrainian drone attack.
DEC 52022 Tu-22M Destroyed 🇷🇺 Russia · Suffered damage in a long-range drone attack against Dyagilevo air base.