The occupiers have lost their third fighter jet in seven days
On Saturday, April 3, another plane crash involving a Russian military aircraft occurred in occupied Crimea.
A Su-30 fighter jet, which was conducting a training flight, crashed into a residential area in the village of Heroiske in the Saki District.
According to the official version of the Russian Ministry of Defense, the aircraft was unarmed, and the crew managed to eject and was evacuated by rescuers.
According to eyewitnesses and monitoring channels, the incident occurred at 11:00 a.m. local time, just 11 kilometers from the “Saki” military airfield in Novofedorivka.
That is where the occupiers’ naval aviation regiment is based, which regularly uses these aircraft.
The aggressor’s aviation sources claim that the crash was caused by an engine fire that the pilots were unable to extinguish in flight.
This accident marks the third loss of a Russian aircraft outside of combat missions in just the past week, indicating a systemic deterioration in the technical condition and maintenance of the enemy’s aircraft.
Earlier, on March 31, an An-26 military transport aircraft crashed in Crimea with 30 people on board. Everyone on board was killed, including high-ranking commanders of the Russian Northern Fleet.
On the same day, news emerged of the crash of another Su-34 fighter-bomber, further confirming the “black streak” for Russian aviation.
Such a massive “self-destruction” of expensive equipment over the course of a few days could be the result of both excessive aircraft use and a critical shortage of quality spare parts due to sanctions.
Residents of the village of Heroiske report significant damage to a private home struck by debris from the Su-30.
The occupying authorities are attempting to downplay the extent of civilian casualties, focusing solely on rescuing the pilots.
As a reminder, a Russian Su-30 fighter jet crashed in Crimea.
Prior to this, an An-26 military transport aircraft crashed in Crimea after colliding with a cliff. The crash resulted in the deaths of 29 people.
As a reminder, fighters from the Raid Regiment of the Unmanned Systems Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine detected and destroyed an enemy communications antenna on the front lines that was tuned to Gazprom’s Yamal-601 satellite.
