The Ukrainian Navy said it intercepted Russian radio traffic indicating that a Sukhoi Su-30SM fighter jet crashed into the Black Sea southeast of Zmiinyi, or Snake, Island on Wednesday. Wreckage was reported on the water’s surface, but the two-seat aircraft’s crew had not been located as of late afternoon. Russia has launched a search-and-rescue operation, according to the Ukrainian statement, which did not specify a cause for the crash. The loss was later acknowledged by the prominent pro-Russian military blogger known as Fighterbomber, lending additional credence to Kyiv’s account.
Russian Air Force adjacent milblogger Fighterbomber confirms the loss of a Russian Su-30SM multirole fighter. Earlier today, Ukraine’s MOD reported that one crashed in the Black Sea south of Snake Island. https://t.co/MKMqQDA0hk
The Ukrainian Navy has announced that they intercepted radio transmissions earlier today indicating that the Russian Aerospace Forces lost contact with an Su-30SM “Flanker-H” Two-Seat Fighter Aircraft operating southeast of Snake Island over the Black Sea. Later communications https://t.co/XM2Nk7zJ3b
Russia lost a Su-30SM jet while on a mission southeast of Snake Island, the Ukrainian Navy reports The occupiers are currently conducting a search and rescue operation. The wreckage of the plane has already been found on the sea surface, but the pilots have not yet been found. https://t.co/I0jkcnvYFv