Ukrainian intelligence confirms damage to two Su-57s simultaneously in Russia
Strike on Russian territory damaged 2 of Russia's most advanced Su-57 fighter jets, nearly 600km from border. One jet significantly damaged, other lightly damaged.
Andriy Yusov, a representative of the Main Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine, said on 12 June that a strike on Russian territory damaged two of Russia’s most advanced Su-57 fighter jets.
According to Yusov, the strike on the Su-57 on Russian territory was conducted almost 600 km from Ukraine’s border.
The Su-57 is Moscow’s most modern fighter jet, capable of using Kh-59 and Kh-69 missiles for strikes.
Yusov also said that one Su-57 was significantly damaged, and the other had lighter damage, likely repairable in a shorter timeframe.
“The fact is that for the first time, Su-57 aircraft have been struck, and for the first time, two such ‘brand new’ Russian fighters – the pride of the Russian ‘cosmic forces’ – have been struck and are vulnerable to being hit,” he added.
Yusov also said that the Russians have fewer than ten such aircraft.
On 8 June, the Russian multi-role fighter jet, the Su-57, was struck at the Akhtubinsk airfield in the Astrakhan region of Russia, located 589 kilometers from the line of combat engagement.
On 9 June 2024, Ukraine’s intel announced the first defeat of a Russian Su-57.
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