Ukrainian intelligence revealed details of operation to destroy TU-22 strategic bombers in Russia. A Ukrainian intelligence unit entered Russian territory in August last year, destroyed a Russian TU-22M3 bomber and disabled two more. Defense intelligence of Ukraine reported this. Ukrainian intelligence officers covered over 600 kilometers on foot through enemy territory in order to destroy the Russian bombers. Ukrainian intelligence said. Intelligence presented the story of Colonel Oleh Babi, a hero of Ukraine who was killed in action. In his last battle, the Colonel's unit disabled three Russian TU-22 aircraft that had been bombing Ukraine. In particular, Ukrainian intelligence noted that the officer was involved in arranging and carrying out special operations in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine and on Russian territory since the first days of the full-scale invasion. Ukrainian intelligence reported that Babi had nine successful reconnaissance missions behind Russian lines and 12 special operations on organizing and supporting the resistance movement in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine and behind Russian lines. The last successfully completed task of Oleh Babi's reconnaissance group, the destruction and disabling of three Russian TU-22M3 bombers significantly disrupted the plans of the Russian military and political leadership to launch missile strikes on the territory of Ukraine and completely disrupted the region. And completely disrupted the operation of airfields and long-range aircraft basing points. Having made their way deep into the enemy's rear, the intelligence officers accomplished their task. They destroyed a Russian TU-22M3 bomber and disabled two more, but they themselves suffered unrecoverable losses. On the way back to the Ukrainian controlled territory, Colonel Oleh Babi's reconnaissance unit was ambushed and engaged in an unequal battle with the Russian invaders' Ukrainian intelligence said. During this battle on the 30th of August 2023, covering the retreat of his comrades in arms, Ukrainian reconnaissance officer Colonel Oleh Babi was fatally wounded.