Ukrainian forces down another Russian Su‑25 near Kramatorsk
Soldiers of the 28th Mechanized Brigade shot down a Russian Su-25 attack aircraft near Kramatorsk, the Ukrainian Joint Forces Group "Chortytsia" reported. The Russian Ministry of Defense has not yet commented on these reports.
28 August 2024 07:39
"Near Kramatorsk, our military shot down a Russian Su-25 aircraft that was attempting to fire on the positions of Ukrainian Defence Forces units," stated the operational-strategic group "Chortytsia."
Russian fighter jet shot down
The Commander of the Ukrainian Ground Forces, Oleksandr Pavliuk, posted a video showing the moment when the Ukrainian military struck the Russian Su-25. The Russian Ministry of Defence has not yet commented on this news.
Another aircraft destroyed
This is the latest shooting down of a Russian fighter jet. Previously, the Armed Forces of Ukraine announced the shooting down of a Russian Su-25 attack aircraft near Pokrovsk.
This was also reported by the group "Chortytsia."
At that time, the Russians, though through their war bloggers, confirmed the death of the crew.
In total, during the invasion of Ukraine, the Russian army lost at least 33 Su-25 attack aircraft, according to calculations by the OSINT project "Oryx," which documents equipment losses on both sides of the conflict based on visual evidence.