Ukrainian soldiers waited for a week for the Russian Tu-22M3 bomber to reach the right range to shoot it down, stated Kyrylo Budanov, Chief of the Defense Intelligence of Ukraine, in a commentary to BBC Ukraine. “For a week, we were, let’s say, in ambush. We were waiting for it to reach the right line,” Budanov said, commenting on the downing of the Tu-22M3. He said that the plane was shot down at a distance of 308 kilometers. Ukrainian soldiers used the same techniques and means that were used to shoot down the Russian A-50 long-range radar detection aircraft. The Chief of the Defence Intelli…