Dmytro Pletenchuk. Screenshot from the Apostrophe broadcast.
As reported live on the Apostrophe TV channel, the spokesperson for the Ukrainian Navy, Dmytro Pletenchuk, stated that there could be a downing by Russian air defense of its own Su-30SM aircraft during a drone attack on the occupied Crimea.
Russian air defenses could have shot down their own Su-30SM fighter during the repulsion of a drone attack on the occupied Crimea on the night of October 17. This information was released by the spokesperson of the Ukrainian Navy.
Dmytro Pletenchuk noted in a live broadcast that the events occurred exactly at night during active drone reconnaissance over the peninsula.
“They were repelling Ukrainian attacks to such an extent that as a result they managed to shoot down their own aircraft today over Crimea. In Crimea they are now gathering all the information.”
– Navy spokesperson Pletenchuk
Chronicle of events and official conclusions
Details from the Navy side have not yet been disclosed, citing the need to complete data collection and fact-checking.
On the night of October 17, Russian forces claimed a drone attack on the occupied Crimea.
According to the occupation administration, several power facilities on the peninsula were damaged, and power outages were recorded in three districts – Dzhankoysky, Kurmansky and Yevpatorinsky.
According to the monitoring channel “Crimean Wind”, after the drone attack a fire broke out at an oil depot in the Gvardeysky district of Simferopol and at the territory of the garrison near the airfield from which the Russian army continues to use drones against Ukraine.
Official data continue to be clarified, and the timings and consequences of the events are being determined.
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