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Six killed as Russian Tu-95 bomber crashes in Amur region

Original: A Tu-95 strategic missile-carrier crashed in the Amur region. Six people were killed. Russia’s Defense Ministry said the

A Russian Tu-95 strategic missile-carrier bomber crashed on Tuesday during a training flight in the Amur region of far-eastern Russia, killing six crew members and hospitalizing one survivor, according to the country's Defense Ministry. The aircraft went down in an uninhabited area and was carrying no munitions, the ministry said.

Why now: People are discussing the crash because it involves a key Russian nuclear-capable strategic bomber amid heightened attention to Russian military losses.

Russian Defense MinistryTu-95Amur regionRussia

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