Ukraine delivers strategic bombers in natural gas swap with Russia

Ukraine has delivered the first three of 11 Soviet-era strategic bombers to Russia under a barter deal in which the former Soviet republic will use weapons to pay for Russian natural gas. The first shipment of bombers - two supersonic Tupolev Tu-160 Blackjacks and a turboprop Tu-95MS Bear-N - flew...

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