su-34 crash

History

The Ukrainian military discovered the wreckage of a Russian Su-30SM that had the serial number 62 "Red" and the registration number RF-81773 during the counteroffensive in Kharkiv Oblast, on the outskirts of the city of Izyum on 18th August, 2022. Anti-aircraft gunners of the 80th Separate Airborne Assault Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine shot down this multipurpose fighter using a ZU-23-2 23-mm twin anti-aircraft gun.

The Russian Su-30SM fighter jet belonged to the 14th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment of the Russian Air Force. Su-30SM, RF-81773, s/n 16-02, s/n 10MK51602 was made by JSC "Irkut Corporation" in 2018.

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