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.
Events at a glance
Events per year
2022–2026
2026 is a partial year: the bars run to 5 Nov 2026.
By event type
5 events logged · 10 airframes lost
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-95 Bear losses, crashes & deliveries
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SEP 292026
Tu-95
Crash
🇷🇺 Russia · Crashed near Krasnoyarovo, Amur region, on a training flight from Ukrainka AB; six of seven crew killed, one hospitalised.
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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
7× Tu-95
Destroyed
🇷🇺 Russia · Seven Tu-95MS destroyed on the ground at Belaya and Olenya air bases by SBU drones during Operation Spiderweb; three more damaged.
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DEC 52022
Tu-95
Damaged
🇷🇺 Russia · Suffered damage in a long-range drone attack against Dyagilevo air base.