Tu-95 Bear Losses, Crashes & Deliveries
Every recorded loss, crash, shoot-down, retirement and delivery involving the Tu-95 Bear, each with a date and source. See the Tu-95 Bear overview.
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Tu-95 Bear losses, crashes & deliveries
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AUG 282026
Tu-95
Destroyed
🇷🇺 Russia · Destroyed by Ukrainian long-range drones at Engels-2 AB; satellite imagery shows a third of the right wing sheared off, airframe assessed beyond repair.
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JUL 162026
Tu-95
Destroyed
🇷🇺 Russia · Tu-95MS strategic bomber destroyed by Ukrainian SBU long-range drones at Engels-2 AB, Saratov Oblast; tail section severed.
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JUN 12025
8× Tu-95
Destroyed
🇷🇺 Russia · Eight Tu-95MS destroyed on the ground at Belaya and Olenya air bases by drone attacks during Ukraine operation "Spiderweb"
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DEC 52022
Tu-95
Destroyed
🇷🇺 Russia · Suffered damage in a long-range drone attack against Dyagilevo air base.