Russian Su-30SM fighter jet crashes in Kaliningrad Oblast – video
A Russian Su-30SM fighter jet has crashed in Russia's Kaliningrad Oblast. Information was confirmed by the Russian defence ministry. It is claimed that the aircraft was performing a training flight.
Source: Kremlin-aligned Russian news agency RIA Novosti; Ukrainian OSINT project Exilenova+
Quote from the Russian Defence Ministry: "The crew ejected, there is no threat to the lives of the pilots. The plane fell in an uninhabited area and the flight was carried out without ammunition."
Details: Information regarding the crash of the Russian aircraft was also posted by the Exilenova+, which posts data on losses of Russian military equipment. They posted a video allegedly capturing the event.
Russian Su-30SM fighter jet crashes. Video: Exilenova+
Background:
- On the night of 14-15 October, the Ukrainian Navy confirmed the strike on six Russian Su-34M bombers at the Russian Borisoglebsk military airfield.
- The AviVector Telegram channel for military and civil aviation enthusiasts later posted a satellite image showing the results of the strike carried out using the Neptune system.
- Ukrainian OSINT project Exilenova+ concluded that as a result of the attack, four Russian aircraft were completely destroyed and two more sustained significant damage.
- On the night of 3-4 October, the Security Service of Ukraine operatives struck two Russian fighter jets – a Su-35 and a Su-34 – at the Khanskaya military air base in the Republic of Adygea in Russia.
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