KYIV (Reuters) – Ukrainian forces have for the primary time hit a latest-generation Russian Sukhoi Su-57 fighter jet at an air base inside Russia, Kyiv’s GUR defence intelligence company stated on Sunday, displaying satellite tv for pc footage which it stated confirmed the strike.
In a Telegram put up, the GUR didn’t specify how the Su-57 was hit or by which unit of the Ukrainian army.
A well-liked Russian pro-war army blogger who calls himself Fighterbomber and focuses on aviation stated the report of the strike on the Su-57 was appropriate and that it had been hit by a drone.
The GUR stated the plane was parked on the Akhtubinsk airfield, which it stated was 589 km (366 miles) from entrance strains in Ukraine between Ukrainian and Russian invasion forces.
“The pictures show that on June 7, the Su-57 was standing intact, and on (June 8th), there were craters from the explosion and characteristic spots of fire caused by fire damage near it,” the GUR stated, with the pictures posted alongside the message.
Ukraine has been combating a full-scale Russian invasion since February 2022. Either side conduct common strikes lots of of kilometres into enemy territory with missiles and drones.
Ukraine, which lacks the huge arsenal of missiles out there to Moscow, has targeted on making long-range drones to strike targets deep inside Russia.
Russian blogger Fighterbomber stated the jet fighter was struck by shrapnel and the harm was presently being assessed to see if the plane could possibly be repaired.
He stated if the airplane had been to be deemed past restore it could be the primary fight lack of a Su-57.
Russian state-run information company RIA Novosti’s army correspondent Alexander Kharchenko posted a cryptic message which didn’t instantly acknowledge the strike however decried the dearth of hangars to guard army plane.
Regardless of being touted as a Russian fifth-generation fighter plane to rival its U.S. equal, the Su-57 was suffering from growth delays and a crash in 2019. In line with its producer, serial manufacturing of the plane started in 2022.
It’s a heavy fighter jet able to fulfilling quite a lot of battlefield roles.
