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Unveiling Russia's Aging Bombers: A Double-Edged Sword in the Ukraine Conflict

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Discover the implications of Russia's aging Tu-95 and Tu-160 bombers in the Ukraine conflict, and President Biden's potential policy shift on long-range weapon support for Ukraine amidst escalating tensions.

A bad joke of fate: Some of the Tu-95 and Tu-160 bombers in Russia's air fleet belonged to Ukraine. Individual pieces are on display in the museum there.

Putin's bomber in the Ukraine war: Russia uses museum-worthy machine for real terror

What is remarkable about the report about Russia's museum-worthy bombers in the Ukraine war - in the title, the magazine compares the age of the relic from the Stalin era with the current Russian dictator Vladimir Putin: The Tu-95 aircraft with the NATO code 'Bear' is a Soviet and Russian strategic bomber and was developed in the 1950s during the time of Joseph Stalin.

Putin's bombers are part of Russia's offensive in Ukraine war – only propeller-driven aircraft still in use

Putin cannot afford losses in the Ukraine war: Russia's bombers are relics of the Cold War

This plane also still looks like a relic of the Cold War - Russia is said to have a maximum of 15 of these bombers still at its disposal, according to the current index of global air forces.

Biden has hinted, however, that a change could be coming. In an exchange with reporters this week over whether he was willing to ease gun restrictions on Ukraine, he replied: 'We’re working on it now.'

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