On 10 April 2010, a Tupolev Tu-154 aircraft operating Polish Air Force Flight 101 crashed near the Russian city of Smolensk, killing all 96 people on board. Among the victims were the president of Poland, Lech Kaczyński, and his wife, Maria; the former president of Poland-in-exile, Ryszard Kaczorowski; the chief of the Polish General Staff and other senior Polish military officers; the president of the National Bank of Poland; Polish government officials; 18 members of the Polish parliament; sen

Tupolev Tu-160 in flight over Russia, August 2005 Supersonic strategic heavy bomber National origin Soviet Union / Russia Design group Tupolev Built by Kazan Aircraft Production Association First flight 18 December 1981 Introduction April 1987 Primary users Russian Aerospace Forces Ukrainian Air Force (historical) Produced 1984–1992, 2002, 2008, 2017, 2021–present Number built 37 The type was involved in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. According to Ukrainian sources, on 6 March 2022, a Tu-