According to Kiev’s military intelligence service, the fighter jet was stationed at the Akhtubinsk air base, 589 kilometers from the front lines in Ukraine
The Ukrainian forces they hit a last generation one for the first time Russian fighter jet Sukhoi Su-57 at an air base inside Russia, it became known today from the military intelligence service of Kiev GUR, which presented satellite photos, which, according to the same source, confirm the strike.
In a Telegram post, GUR did not specify how the Su-57 was hit or by which unit of the Ukrainian armed forces.
A popular one Russian military bloggerwho is in favor of the war, calls himself Fighterbomber and focuses on aviation issues, said that the report of the strike against the Su-57 is correct and that it was hit by a drone.
GUR says the fighter jet was parked at the air base Akhtubinskwhich is 589 kilometers from the front lines in Ukraine, between Ukrainian and occupying Russian forces.
‼️ First hit Su-57
💥 June 8, 2024, on the territory of the airfield “Akhtubinsk” in the Astrakhan region of the Russian Federation, located 589 kilometers from the line of combat, a Su-57 multi-target fighter of the state-aggressor was hit.
🔗 https://t.co/vyatL7cBjd pic.twitter.com/8wbopryp4l
— Defense intelligence of Ukraine (@DI_Ukraine) June 9, 2024
“Photos show that on June 7, the Su-57 was standing intact and (on June 8), there were craters from the explosion and distinctive fire spots, caused by a burnt surface nearby,” GUR noted, with the photographs these snapshots to accompany the message.
Russian blogger Fighterbomber said the fighter jet was hit by shrapnel and the damage it sustained was currently being assessed to see if the aircraft could be repaired.
According to him, if the aircraft is deemed beyond repair it will be the first combat loss of a Su-57.
The military editor of the Russian state news agency RIA Novosti Alexander Kharchenko posted a coded message, in which he did not directly confirm the strike, but criticized the absence of a hangar to protect military aircraft.
Source :Skai
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