Russia downs own Su-30SM jet over Crimea while repelling drone attack
Russian forces accidentally shot down one of their own Su-30SM fighter jets while repelling a Ukrainian drone attack over the temporarily occupied Crimea earlier today, the Ukrainian Navy reported.
"They were repelling Ukrainian attacks so actively that they ended up shooting down their own aircraft over Crimea today," Ukrainian Navy spokesperson Dmytro Pletenchuk said on Apostrof TV.
Pletenchuk provided no further details at the time. Online speculation suggested the friendly fire may have destroyed a Su-30SM fighter, with no immediate reports on the crew's status.
Ukrainian forces intercepted radio chatter indicating the aircraft suffered engine fires in both engines, followed by the crew's ejection. The plane likely crashed for undetermined reasons.
The incident came amid an overnight Ukrainian drone assault on occupied Crimea overnight into Friday that targeted an oil depot in the village of Hvardiyske, where explosions were heard around 2 a.m. local time and a possible ammunition warehouse caught fire
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