Ukraine claims a Russian Tu-22M3 shot down over Russia. But Russia claims technical malfunction. Russia reports at least 3 of 4 survived.
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The Russian defence ministry said: 'A Russian Air Force's Tu-22M3 crashed in the Stavropol region after performing a combat mission while returning to its home airfield.
'The pilots ejected, three crew members were evacuated by a search and rescue team, and a search for one pilot is underway.
'There was no ammunition on board, the aircraft went down in a deserted area. There is no damage on the ground.
'According to preliminary data, the cause of the accident was a technical malfunction.'
Ukraine meanwhile claimed the plane had been downed by the airforce working in conjunction with Ukrainian intelligence.
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Morbidly fascinating watching it tailspin to the ground like that.