Ryuu96 on 01 June 2025
One really should stress how difficult these losses are to replace. There hasn't been a new-built Tu-95 since 1992, nor a Tu-22M since 1993. Of the Tu-22 there are a number of aircraft in various stages of storage, so activating some is likely possible. For the Tu-95, there isn't much of a reserve.
— Corporal Frisk (@corporalfrisk.com) 1 June 2025 at 13:25
Wiki reports 50 Tu-95 as of 2020. Meant to be in service until 2040.
Big blow even with a few destroyed, they make up part of Russia's nuclear arsenal.
