The most advanced of the Russian fighters, a Sukhoi Su-57, was destroyed yesterday - for the first time since the beginning of the war - by Kiev's forces. This was announced by the Ukrainian Military Intelligence (GUR).
“On June 8, a Su-57 multirole fighter of the aggressor state was hit on the territory of the Akhtubinsk airport in the Astrakhan region of the Russian Federation, located 589 kilometers from the battle line,” reads a statement . Gur publishes satellite images showing the plane in question parked at the Russian airport.
“The images show that on June 7 the Su-57 was intact, and on June 8 there were signs of the explosion near it and characteristic fire spots resulting from the damage caused by the fire,” military intelligence adds of Kiev. The Su-57 is the most modern Russian fighter, capable of launching Kh-59 and Kh-69 missiles.
(Unioneonline/ss)
