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

Axar.az reports citing TASS.

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

According to the source, 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. The Tupolev-22M3 bomber has a crew of four: the commander, co-pilot, navigator, and operator," he recalled.

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Two crew members of a Tu-22M3 have died and two more were injured during a hard landing in Russia's Murmansk region, the Russian Defence Ministry said in a statement.

"On 22 January, the Tu-22M3, after completing a scheduled training flight in the Murmansk region, made a hard landing when it encountered heavy snow… According to a report, two pilots were taken to a medical facility, where they’re receiving the necessary assistance. Two crew members were killed", the ministry said in a statement.

The Tu-22M3 is a supersonic, variable-sweep wing, long-range strategic and maritime strike bomber developed by the Tupolev Design Bureau and designed to destroy naval and ground targets at a distance of up to 2,200 km from home-based airfields with guided missiles and bombs.