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Engine On Aging Russian Cargo Plane Bursts Into Flames During Takeoff

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Engine On Aging Russian Cargo Plane Bursts Into Flames During Takeoff

Photo: Leonid Faerberg / Wikimedia Commons An Aviastar Tupolev Tu-204-100C had an engine burst into flames as it took off from an airport in Eastern Russia today. The cargo plane was departing for China, a journey that has become common over the last few years as Russian air freight traffic has increased in an attempt … Read more

Russian Air Force Protecting Strategic Bombers With Car Tires

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Russian Air Force Protecting Strategic Bombers With Car Tires

Photo: Artyom Anikeev/Stocktrek Images (iStock by Getty Images) The Russian invasion of Ukraine has been a horrific conflict that has unleashed devastation across large swaths of Europe’s second-largest country. The war has also left the Russian Armed Forces struggling to protect its aging collection of irreplaceable military vehicles and material from Ukrainian attacks. Now. the … Read more