Ukraine’s Defence Intelligence destroyed Russian Su-30SM fighter jet in the Black Sea

Ukraine’s Defence Intelligence destroyed Russian Su-30SM fighter jet in the Black Sea

"Deep dive - reconnaissance aircraft in the Black Sea destroyed a Russian Su-30SM" - DIU.

In the course of an operation in the Black Sea, soldiers of the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine’s special unit destroyed a Russian Su-30SM combat aircraft by a hit from an air defence system.

The fighter jet that crashed into the sea belonged to the 43rd Separate Naval Aviation Regiment of the Russian VKS, which is based at the airfield of Saki in the temporarily occupied Crimea.

The invaders lost contact with their warplane on 11 September 2024 at around 5am. Approximately three hours later, the Russians launched a search and rescue operation involving an An-26 aircraft, as well as Mi-8 and Ka-27 helicopters.