CRASH AND BURN
Dramatic moment Putin’s £8.5million fighter jet is shot out of the sky before plummeting to ground in fireball explosion
Watch the moment Ukrainian soldiers shoot down a Russian Su-25 attack jet.
THIS IS the moment Ukrainian soldiers shot down a Russian Su-25 attack jet.
According to a statement made by the Khortysia group, the incident occurred near Pokrovsk, Donetsk Oblast, on July 23.
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The video of the incident was shared on X (formally known as Twitter).
According to the statement, anti-air units shot the plane down as it was attempting to fire on Ukrainian positions.
The Khortytsia group of forces also shared a video that showed an anti-aircraft missile being launched and striking a plane in the distance.
These images show Ukrainian air defence shooting down a Russian Su-25 fighter jet near Pokrovsky, the second in a month.
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Footage shows two Russian aircraft passing by at low altitude when the Ukrainian forces open fire with a surface-to-air missile that hones in on the target.
The images were obtained from the 110th Separate Mechanized Brigade named after Colonel-General Mark Bezruchka of the Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
A statement from the group said: "Continuing the demilitarisation of the Russian Aerospace Forces.
"Today, in the area of the Pokrovske Triangle (an anomalous zone where the occupiers' aircraft tend to crash), another enemy Su-25 has lost communication.
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"Two Russian pilots had the audacity to fly very close to our positions. One of them was immediately punished for their insolence.
"This is the result of another flawless hunt by the mysterious anti-aircraft phantoms of Donbas, part of the 110th Separate Mechanized Brigade."
Dramatic moment Russian tank is blown to smithereens in direct hit from bomb-laden kamikaze drone in Donetsk warzone
The Soviet-designed Su-25, nicknamed "Frogfoot" by NATO, is a heavily armored ground-attack aircraft.
It has seen extensive use by both sides in Russia's full-scale war against Ukraine.
Ukraine's military have been consistently adapting and improving their aircraft and weaponry since Vlad launched his barbaric full-scale invasion in 2022 - and the Yak-52 is the latest innovative project.
Last month, Ukraine launched a kamikaze drone attack on Russia, sparking an enormous fire in a humiliating blow for Putin.
Kyiv's forces struck a crucial Russian oil depot not far from the frontline as residents reported hearing five ferocious explosions.
The 2am strike on Azov port in Russia's Rostov region ignited fires in multiple storage tanks.
Videos showed huge flames and plumes of black smoke pour from the oil hub facility around ten miles from the Azov Sea.
The strike in Azov proved another failure by Russian air defences to fend off Ukraine's kamikaze drones.
Intense fires sparked by the hit covered some 53,820 square feet and was the latest in a series of Ukrainian attacks hitting Russia’s oil refining and storage facilities.
War of drones
And in yet another blow to Putin, Ukraine's drones are continuing to destroy his tanks and weapons on the front lines as part of Ukraine's extra lines of defence.
Drones have been deployed in the war on an unprecedented scale with thousands being used daily to hunt down Russian forces, guide artillery and bomb targets.
Over two thirds of Russian tanks destroyed by Ukraine so far in 2024 have been taken out by attack UAVs, a Nato official told Foreign Policy.
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And Ukraine's air defences have taken out thousands of Russian drones and missiles launched by a ruthless Vlad.
Since the full-scale invasion was launched, Ukraine has destroyed 11,221 Russian drones, 2,297 cruise missiles, as well as more than 23,000 tanks and military vehicles, according to Ukraine's MoD.
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