Tupolev-22M3 bomber crashlands in Murmansk region

A Tupolev-22M3 bomber has crashlanded at a military airdrome in the Murmansk Region today, a source in the law enforcement said.

"A Tupolev-22M3 bomber crashlanded while trying to land at an airdrome of the long-range aviation in Olenegrosk, the Murmansk Region. The incident took place at about 13:40 Moscow time," TASS cited the source as saying.

The source added that the commander and navigator of the Tupolev-22M3 bomber have reportedly survived.

"According to preliminary information the commander and navigator are alive," the source said, recalling that the Tupolev-22M3 bomber has a crew of four: the commander, co-pilot, navigator and operator.