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Russia’s Tu-134 Shot At During Massive Attack, Preliminary Reports Claim. But Not by Ukraine

Summary by united24media.com
Confusion arose in Russia as reports claimed its air defenses may have mistakenly targeted a military aircraft amid drone activity near Tver.
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/ANALYSIS/ On the night of May 24-25, 2025, a series of heavy drone attacks on Russia took place, and in retaliation, Russia launched its own drones and ballistic missiles into Ukrainian territory. In the ensuing chaos, an extraordinary incident occurred near the Russian city of Tver, in which Russian air defense opened fire on its own aircraft, which it mistakenly considered hostile. The news that a Tu-160 strategic bomber had been shot down sp…

The system has taken aboard the "strange drone".

The Defense Express reported that during an air attack on Ukraine on the night of 25 May, Russian air defence aircraft fired on their own aircraft. It happened near Tveri. This was a military transporter of the type Tou-134. Although the social media had previously claimed that it was a Toum-160 missile bomber, this information had not been confirmed. The video published by the Osinters showed that Russian anti-aircrafts had opened fire on the a…

·Kyiv, Ukraine
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"Friendly Fire": What is known about the alleged attack by the Russians on their own plane? At night, Russian air defense probably attacked a plane over Tver. Initially, it was reported about a military Tu-160, then about a civilian plane, which could have been shot down or damaged.

·Kyiv, Ukraine
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unn.ua broke the news in Kyiv, Ukraine on Sunday, May 25, 2025.
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