At the Akhtubinsk airfield in the Astrakhan region of the Russian Federation on June 8, not one, but two of the most modern Russian Su-57 fighters could be hit.
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This was stated on Sunday, June 9, by Andrey Yusov, a representative of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, during a telethon.
There are data that continue to be updated. There is preliminary information that there could be two affected Su-57 aircraft. There is also information about irretrievable losses and injuries among the occupiers’ personnel,” he said.
Yusov emphasized that the Main Intelligence Directorate states the very fact of the destruction of the fighter, but does not comment on the methods of destruction, or whose operation it was. However, he noted that such incidents at airfields, which the Russian Federation uses to attack the civilian infrastructure of Ukraine, will obviously continue.
Russian propagandists also admit the defeat of the fighter.
On June 8, on the territory of the Akhtubinsk airfield in the Astrakhan region of the Russian Federation, located 589 km from the combat line, a Su-57 multirole fighter of the aggressor state was hit. The defeats are evidenced by satellite images of the aircraft parked at an enemy airfield.
The photographs show that on June 7, the Su-57 was standing intact, and on June 8, explosion craters and characteristic spots of fire appeared near it as a result of fire damage.
The Su-57 is Moscow’s most modern fighter, capable of using Kh-59 and Kh-69 missiles for strikes. The Russian Aerospace Forces have only a few of these combat aircraft in service.
Source: Racurs
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