Militarnyi
On the night of October 17th, Russian air defense destroyed its own Su-30SM fighter jet.
Ukrainian Navy spokesperson Dmytro Pletenchuk reported on this during a broadcast on Apostrophe TV. According to him, the aircraft was carrying out a mission to intercept Ukrainian drones.
The crew managed to eject. The Su-30SM fighter jet has a two-person crew.
The fact of the shoot-down is also confirmed by Russian military bloggers connected to aviation topics.
According to their reports, the incident occurred after a missile was launched at one of the drones. A fire broke out on board the aircraft, which the crew was unable to extinguish.
