Russian Long-Range Strategic Bomber Crashes, Ukraine Claims Responsibility

Ukraine said Friday that, for the first time since Russia's invasion, it had downed a Russian long-range bomber used to fire cruise missiles at cities across the war-battered country. "For the first time, anti-aircraft missile units of the air force in cooperation with the defense intelligence of Ukraine destroyed a Tu-22M3 long-range strategic bomber," Ukraine's military said in a statement on social media. The Russian Defense Ministry said a “technical malfunction” caused the crash. Russian officials said the plane had …