A Su-34 tactical fighter-bomber burned down at the Shagol airfield in Chelyabinsk, Russia. The Defence Intelligence of Ukraine (DIU) published a video of the fire.
Video shows destruction of Russian fighter-bomber
The video of the plane being set on fire by unknown persons was published by the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine.
According to the DIU, the warplane belonged to an aviation regiment of the 21st Mixed Aviation Division of the Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS).
The cause of the fire is under investigation, the statement said.
What preceded it
Shagol is a military airfield in Chelyabinsk, where the 108th Training Aviation Regiment of the Chelyabinsk Aviation School and the 2nd Mixed Aviation Regiment of the 21st Mixed Aviation Division of the VKS of the Russian Armed Forces are based.
The Su-34, which burned down at the airfield on 4 January, is a multi-role fighter designed to carry out precision missile and bomb attacks on ground and air targets.
According to intelligence sources, the arson attack on the fighter jet was a Ukrainian intelligence operation.
It should be added that the Russian army continues to suffer losses, particularly in aviation. Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, the enemy has already lost 329 aircraft and 324 helicopters.
