A nuclear-capable bomber crashed in Arctic Russia amid a snowstorm, Defense Ministry says

The plane crashed while attempting to land in high winds during a snowstorm at an airbase near Olenegorsk.

By Reuters January 23, 2019
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MOSCOW — A nuclear-capable Tupolev-22M3 supersonic bomber crashed while trying to land in a snowstorm on Tuesday in Russia’s far north, the Defense Ministry said, saying the aircraft did not have any weapons on board.

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