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6. Other sources aren't reporting the destruction.

Fri Sep 5, 2025, 05:32 PM

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This is the only one I've seen that claimed that the aircraft was destroyed. Other sources I've found report 2 or 3 failed sorties, but nothing catastrophic. I'm not very familiar with the sources, though, and the reporting all seems pretty preliminary.

https://united24media.com/latest-news/russian-strategic-tu-160-bombers-malfunction-fail-to-launch-missiles-during-massive-ukraine-strike-11366

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