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Ukraine Announces First Strike on Latest Generation Russian Fighter Jet

Ukraine Announces First Strike on Latest Generation Russian Fighter Jet

The Ukrainian Defense Intelligence Agency announced today, Sunday, that it has, for the first time, struck a Sukhoi "Su-57," the latest generation of Russian fighter jets, at an airbase inside Russia. It presented satellite images it claims confirm the strike. The agency did not specify in a Telegram post how the Russian aircraft was targeted or which unit of the Ukrainian army executed the strike. A well-known pro-war Russian military blogger, known as Fighter Bomber and focused on aerial operations, confirmed the report about the fighter jet being targeted and stated that it was hit by a drone strike. The defense intelligence noted that the aircraft was parked at an airport 589 kilometers away from the frontlines in Ukraine, between Ukrainian and Russian forces.

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