Watch: Ukraine claims that it shot Russian fighter jet for the first time
Ukraine destroyed a dandruff SU-30 fighter jet Using a missile removed from a sebourne drone, Ukrainian Defense Intelligence (DIU) announced on Saturday, and said it was the world’s first downing of a war aircraft by a sea drone.
In coordination with Ukraine’s Security Service and Ukraine’s defense forces, Defense Intelligence of Ukraine Special Operations Unit abolished a Russian SU -30 fighter jet in Black Sea, in which a naval drone has destroyed a manic combat aircraft for the first time in history, ” statement And shared a video of the drone strike.
According to the statement, the “historic strike” was executed by Group 13 of DIU.
The Russian SU-30, with an estimated price of $ 50 million with a multi-rol fighter jet, was surrounded in flames in the middle-host before crashing into the sea. “
Ukraine operated a major Russian port on the Black Sea near the port in Novorosis.
The Russian Ministry of Defense is yet to comment on the Ukrainian claim.
47 injured in Russia’s drone strike on Kharakiv
Local officials said that in the meantime, a Russian drone strike on Ukraine’s second largest city Kharkiv injured 47 people. Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov said that the drone hit 12 places in the city late Friday night. According to Kharkiv Regional Governor Oleh Sinihubov, residential buildings, civic infrastructure and vehicle attacks were damaged.
After the drone attack on Kharkiv, Ukrainian President Volodimier Zelanski urged the country’s colleagues “strong” and “more decisive” support.
“While the world hesitates with decisions, almost every night in Ukraine turns into a nightmare, the cost of life. Ukraine needs to be strong. Our partners require strong and real decisions – the United States, Europe, all our partners who want peace,” they wrote in early Saturdays.
On Saturday, Ukraine’s Air Force said Russia fired 183 explosions drones and decoys throughout the night. Among them, 77 was intercepted by Ukrainian Defense, while another 73 were lost, possibly electronically jammed. The Air Force also stated that Russia started two ballistic missiles.
