Ukraine claims it destroyed Russian fighter jets in Crimea
Posted on: Aug 04, 2025 16:29 IST | Posted by: Hindustantimes
In another performance against the Russian military machine, Ukraine's house servant certificate serve said on Monday that it destroyed one Russian jet fighter and damaged four other military aircraft in Russian-occupied Crimea.
Based on the statement from the SBU, Ukrainian drones destroyed a Su-30SM aircraft, damaged another, hit three Su-24s, and struck an aviation weapons depot.
The Su-30MS is a twin-engine, two-seat multirole fighter aircraft developed by Russia and the the Su-24 is a twin-engine, all-weather supersonic strike bomber developed by the Soviet Union. Both aircraft are used for regular attacks on Ukraine.
As per Kyiv Independent, the fighter jets are also used for patrols, radar surveillance, target guidance, and escorting long-range aircraft.
"The successful special operation carried out by the SBU in Saki marks another step toward weakening the enemy's capacity to wage its war of aggression against Ukraine," read the official statement issued by the SBU.
As per Kyiv Independent, the Saky airbase in Crimea was chosen due to the crucial role its holds for Russia during the Ukraine war and Russian operations in the Black Sea.
This attack on Russian military operations comes months after Ukraine's SBU launched Operation Spider's Web and targeted over 40 Russian bombers at the Olenya and Belaya airbases.
During the May operation, an SBU official told Kyiv Independent that the agency hit over 40 aircraft, including the A-50, Tu-95 and Tu-22 M3.
Russia is yet to comment on the fresh strikes in Crimea.
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