The Ukrainian military intelligence service, led by Kirilo Budnov, reported that the Russia’s most modern fighter, the Shukoi SU-57, was damaged after he was hit while stationed at a Russian air base located 600 kilometers from Ukraine.
Despite this, Ukrainian intelligence did not offer more details about how the aircraft was damaged, or by which Ukrainian army unit. It’s about the first time this Russian fighterthe most modern of the Moscow fleet, resulta daado. If irreparable damage to the vehicle is confirmed, it would be the first combat loss of the Su-57 in history, according to the Fighterbomber Telegram channel.
About him Shukoi SU-57, it is a fifth-generation combat aircraft whose manufacturing cost ranged between 80 and 100 million dollars, according to calculations by the Russian state corporation Rostec. It was developed since 2001 for air superiority and attack missions. It was characterized by being the first Russian-made aircraft to have stealth technology to reduce the radar footprint.
At the moment, Moscow has not commented on this incident and only reported the downing of three Ukrainian drones in the Astrakhan region. This fighter has a more updated version, the Su-75 Checkmate, which is the second fifth generation fighter aircraft. This has a autonomy of 3,000 kilometersa weight of 7,400 kilos and a motor Izdeliye-30 con TVC 3D.
Ukraine’s first attack on Russia with Western weapons
It was on June 4 when Ukraine claimed responsibility for its first attack on Russian territory with weapons supplied by the West. This occurred against a military objective located within the Russian Federation, in the Blgorod region.
According to the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) of Washington Ukrainian forces hit a Russian S-300/400 air defense battery in the Blgorod blastpresumably with (a system) HIMARS, on June 1 or 2, writes in his diary part about the conflict.
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