Russian Tu-95 Bombers Launch Cruise Missiles from Caspian Sea

Ukraine’s Air Force said Russian strategic bombers likely launched cruise missiles from the Caspian Sea area overnight, urging civilians not to ignore air raid alerts. Make us preferred on Google Share Facebook X (Twitter) LinkedIn Bluesky Email Copy Copied Russian Tupolev TU-95 and Sukhoi Su-35s fighter jets fly over Red Square in Moscow during a rehearsal for the WWII Victory Parade on May 4, 2022. (Photo by Natalia KOLESNIKOVA / AFP) Content Share Facebook X (Twitter) LinkedIn Bluesky Email Copy Copied Flip Make us preferred on Google Russian Tu-95MS strategic bombers launched cruise missiles from the Caspian Sea area at around 2:30 a.m. local time in Ukraine (23:30 GMT), Ukraine’s Air Force reported. “Cruise missile launches were likely carried out by Tu-95MS strategic bombers from the Caspian Sea area,” the Air Force said. Follow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official . The military urged Ukrainians to follow official updates and not ignore air raid alerts. Kyiv Post is Ukraine’s first and oldest English news organization since 1995. Its international market reach of 97% outside of Ukraine makes it truly Ukraine’s Global – and most reliable – Voice.