Russian Aerospace Forces Lieutenant Alexander Grushanin Freed Along with Tu-22M3 Aircraft: Crew Member Identified and Funeral Held

Commander of the Russian Aerospace Forces Alexander Grushanin was freed along with the Tu-22M3 aircraft.

The identity of one of the crew members of the Tu-22M3 long-range bomber, which was shot down last week by the Ukrainian military, is known. Russian Aerospace Forces Lieutenant Alexander Grushanin was destroyed along with the aircraft.

Obituary of the pilot was found on the internet blogger Necro Mancer, who monitors information about the war.

“Cargo 200” was the navigator of the flight group of the long-range strategic bomber “Tu-22M3” Andrey Grushanin, born in 1999. Today, April 23, the funeral of the resident was held in his town, Balashov, in the Saratov region.

Note that of the four crew members, only two survived the Tu-22M3 crash. They are in the hospital. There is no information on their condition.

Recognizedthat the second liquid inhabitant is the captain of the ship. His identity has not yet been released.

Context

Tu-22M3 stumble over the Stavropol Territory on April 19. The plane was returning to the base at that time after bombing the territory of Ukraine. Moscow insists there was a “technical malfunction”.

In fact, the detonation of the bomb was a military intelligence operation and anti-aircraft guns of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. It was arranged for a Russian plane for now.

The Tu-22M2 was previously reported to be near Stavropol could be shot down from Patriot.

We also wrote that in the GUR show up new details about the meltdown of the Tu-22M3 300 km from Ukraine.

Author:
Tatiana Shevchenko