Ukrainian forces have claimed the downing a Russian Tupolev Tu-22M3, which crashed after a missile strike against the Dnipropetrovsk region of Ukraine.
Interest in the United Aircraft Corporation's Tupolev Tu-214 program was revived in 2022 when Western sanctions banned deliveries of Airbus and Boeing aircraft.
Russia’s United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) continues to attract new commercial customers for its Soviet-legacy Tupolev Tu-214 passenger narrowbody airliner.