Russia’s fifth downed Su-34 was identified in Ukraine

Another downed Russian Su-34 multi-role fighter jet had been identified in Ukraine.

Militarnyi reports about this.

In mid-March, Ukrainian Air Defense had shot down a Russian Su-34 fighter with the hull number RF-95010 (35 Red).

The first photos with the wreckage of the fighter were published back on March 16, but the hull number was only recently identified.

Also, on March 16, the Operational Command “North” reported that Chernihiv defenders had downed yet another Su-34.

It was the fifth confirmed loss of the Su-34 fighter-bombers of the Russian Air Force.

The downed fighter belonged to the 559th Bomber Aviation Regiment of the 1st Guards Mixed Aviation Division of the Russian Aerospace Forces (military base 75392).

The wreckage of a Russian fighter jet could be collected in a car pickup.

Previously, on March 5th, the downed Russian fighter-bomber crashed on the outskirts of the private sector in Chernihiv.

The Su-34 fighter jet, downed on March 5th over Chernihiv, had the hull number RF-81879.

For reference: Su-34 is a front-line bomber. It is designed to carry out precise missile and bomb strikes on enemy ground targets in operational and tactical depths.

Chkalov Novosibirsk Aviation Production Association is conducting the serial production of the aircraft.