Exclusive details of the operation to destroy the Tu-22M3 strategic bomber of the russian federation, carried out by the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine and the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on April 19, 2024, as well as the established data of russian war criminals from among the crew of the plane, were published in the documentary material of Artem Shevchenko.

It is known that the russian Tu-22M3 bomber, which was destroyed more than 300 km from the front line, fell near the bohomolov khutor in the stavropol oblast of the russian federation.

The aircraft with the tail number ‘11’ belonged to the 52nd heavy bomber regiment (military unit 33310, shaikovka air base, the kaluga region of the russian federation). The said regiment is part of the 22nd guards heavy bomber aviation division of the long-range aviation command of the russian aerospace forces.

On April 19, 2024, the Tu-22M3 bomber took off from the North Caucasus mozdok airbase to stanytsia kushchevska in russia’s krasnodar krai, the line of launch of Kh-22 missiles at Ukraine’s territory. It was his last flight.

“The aircraft was hit at a distance of 308 kilometers, which is far enough. Let’s just say that the fruitful and long work is paying off. […] This is the first downing of a long-range aviation aircraft in this war,” Chief of the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine Kyrylo Budanov told the BBC.

Subsequently, the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine identified the names and the detailed information about four war criminals from the crew of the downed russian Tu-22M3 bomber.

All four were able to eject, but only two war criminals survived:

• The aircraft commander – sergey anatolyevich kolesnikov, deputy squadron commander for military and political work, major, personal number E-199209, lives in shaykivka, house 7, apartment 55, divorced, has a daughter.
• Navigator of the air unit – skryabichev aleksandr vladimirovich, captain, personal number E-179241, lives in shaykivka, house 1, apartment 8, wife – skryabiechieva natalia, two sons.
• Сo-pilot – kononov andrey yurievich, captain, personal number F-193346, lived in shaykivka, house 1, apartment 41, wife – kononova svetlana, two daughters. Liquidated along with the TU-22M3 aircraft on April 19, 2024.
• Bombardier/navigator – andriy oleksandrovych grushanin, senior lieutenant, personal number MT-498741, divorced, no children. Liquidated along with the TU-22M3 aircraft on April 19, 2024.

Full profiles of these pilots and other russian war criminals with detailed descriptions of their crimes are available on a special portal, “The Book of Executioners of the Ukrainian People”, which is constantly updated and added with new information.

Watch the video to learn more about the operation to destroy the Tu-22M3, the war crimes committed by russian pilots against Ukraine and the radio intercepts of the crews’ conversations with the command post of the russian long-range aviation forces, obtained by the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine.