Russia using old Ukrainian weapons sent in goodwill on front line

A Russian Tu-160 aircraft, MiG-31 fighter jets and an Il-78 air tanker fly in formation over central Moscow during a rehearsal for a military parade marking the anniversary of the Allied victory over Nazi Germany in World War II on May 4, 2022 [File: Evgenia Novozhenina/Reuters]

Kyiv, Ukraine – Called the White Swan, the Tu-160 is the world’s heaviest and fastest supersonic bomber.

The Soviet-designed flying fortress can circle half the globe, fly as high as 20km (12.4 miles) above Earth and carry 45 tonnes of bombs – or a dozen Kh-55 nuclear missiles.