Ukraine Situation Report: Russian Su-34 Fullback Goes Down In Flames Over Donetsk

March 6, 2023

The Drive:

Russia lost a Su-34 Fullback strike fighter Friday. That’s something both sides agree on.

How it happened, however, is like so many things, in dispute as images emerged on social media of the aircraft crashing to the ground apparently after being hit by air defense munitions.

Ukrainian Air Force spokesman Col. Yuri Ignat told The War Zone Friday that the jet was taken down by a Ukrainian S-300 air defense system.

The Ukraine Weapons Tracker OSINT group, however, said “preliminary information” indicated the jet was shot down by Russian friendly fire.

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