Russian Su-30SMstationed at the airport in Crimea (Krasjonarskiy Krai), took off from the airport on Tuesday Saki w Novofedortsy.
The modern fighter was to take part in a coordinated missile and drone attack on Snake Island.
War in Ukraine. Su-30SM “disappeared” from radars
The plane was supposed to fire four of its six missiles. Ch-31Pthen unexpectedly disappeared from the radar. According to information provided by the “Monitor” channel on Telegram, it happened at around 11:40 p.m. The Black Sea.
On Wednesday, the “Crimean Wind” channel reported that The Russians, using helicopters, began an extensive search for the Su-30SM wreck.In the afternoon, the action was to take place in an area located about 60 km from Tendrowska's Scythe.
On the surface of the Black Sea, a three-kilometer diameter oil stain. The Ukrainian TCH service reports that they also found fragments of wreckincluding the wing. Despite an attempt to raise the fighter, it was not possible to transport it.
There is no official confirmation yet these reports from Russia.
Ukraine. Su-30SM shot down? F-16 action in the background
Officially, it is still not known what caused the Russian fighter to go down. There has been speculation that it could have been result of the actions of the Ukrainian F-16. The long-range air-to-air missiles that the machine is equipped with can hit an object located even several dozen kilometers from the plane.
Another theory is that the Su-30SM was hit by missiles from the system. Patriot. However, there are also hypotheses that the destruction could have been the result of an accident.
It is also speculated that during the attempt to launch the fifth Kh-31P missile there may have been a failure, which resulted in the self-destruction of the aircraft.
Source: TCH, CultureMeter, Defence Blog
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