Russia shot down yet another one of its prized fighter jets by mistake, Ukraine says by thisisinsider Tags:Conflict in UkraineUkraineUkraine ConflictUkrainianUkrainian Conflict 11 comments TL;DR: * Reports suggest a Russian Su-25[ fighter jet](https://www.businessinsider.com/fifth-generation-jets-made-ukraine-war-russia-su-57-missing-2023-10) was shot down over the Zaporizhia region in eastern Ukraine on Sunday. * Russian military bloggers confirmed the aircraft was Russian, but said it had been downed as a result of bad weather, [Euromaidan Press reported.](https://euromaidanpress.com/2023/12/17/friendly-fire-russians-downed-their-su-25-in-eastern-ukraine/) * The Su-25 is a jet aircraft used to support ground attacks. Because it flies at a relatively low altitude, it is vulnerable to being detected by air defense systems, with a high [number of the planes having been shot down in the war.](https://www.businessinsider.com/video-russia-su-25-taken-out-from-miles-away-with-missile-ukraine-says-2023-6?r=US&IR=T) * If confirmed, it would not be the first case of a Russian plane being downed in a so-called “friendly fire” incident. * [In September, ](https://www.forces.net/russia/ukraine-russia-shoots-down-its-own-advanced-combat-jets)UK intelligence said that Russia had shot down one of its own advanced Su-35 jets near Tokmak, east Ukraine. Bad weather shot down air liner MH17 in 2014. It’s crazy that bad weather just keeps shooting down aircraft. In Ukraine. “prized”? It’s a 54 year old design and regarded as crap. Always good news when Russia’s toys break. It’s even better news when Ukraine doesn’t have to lift a finger to make it happen. > _“… while aiming at its own foot.”_ Do Russian jets not have IFF? I’m seriously asking. Is that like a nato only thing? Paywalled Nice! Merry Christmas 🎅 Russian air defense but Ukrainian paycheck That’s handy.. Leave a ReplyYou must be logged in to post a comment.
TL;DR: * Reports suggest a Russian Su-25[ fighter jet](https://www.businessinsider.com/fifth-generation-jets-made-ukraine-war-russia-su-57-missing-2023-10) was shot down over the Zaporizhia region in eastern Ukraine on Sunday. * Russian military bloggers confirmed the aircraft was Russian, but said it had been downed as a result of bad weather, [Euromaidan Press reported.](https://euromaidanpress.com/2023/12/17/friendly-fire-russians-downed-their-su-25-in-eastern-ukraine/) * The Su-25 is a jet aircraft used to support ground attacks. Because it flies at a relatively low altitude, it is vulnerable to being detected by air defense systems, with a high [number of the planes having been shot down in the war.](https://www.businessinsider.com/video-russia-su-25-taken-out-from-miles-away-with-missile-ukraine-says-2023-6?r=US&IR=T) * If confirmed, it would not be the first case of a Russian plane being downed in a so-called “friendly fire” incident. * [In September, ](https://www.forces.net/russia/ukraine-russia-shoots-down-its-own-advanced-combat-jets)UK intelligence said that Russia had shot down one of its own advanced Su-35 jets near Tokmak, east Ukraine.
Bad weather shot down air liner MH17 in 2014. It’s crazy that bad weather just keeps shooting down aircraft. In Ukraine.
Always good news when Russia’s toys break. It’s even better news when Ukraine doesn’t have to lift a finger to make it happen.
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TL;DR:
* Reports suggest a Russian Su-25[ fighter jet](https://www.businessinsider.com/fifth-generation-jets-made-ukraine-war-russia-su-57-missing-2023-10) was shot down over the Zaporizhia region in eastern Ukraine on Sunday.
* Russian military bloggers confirmed the aircraft was Russian, but said it had been downed as a result of bad weather, [Euromaidan Press reported.](https://euromaidanpress.com/2023/12/17/friendly-fire-russians-downed-their-su-25-in-eastern-ukraine/)
* The Su-25 is a jet aircraft used to support ground attacks. Because it flies at a relatively low altitude, it is vulnerable to being detected by air defense systems, with a high [number of the planes having been shot down in the war.](https://www.businessinsider.com/video-russia-su-25-taken-out-from-miles-away-with-missile-ukraine-says-2023-6?r=US&IR=T)
* If confirmed, it would not be the first case of a Russian plane being downed in a so-called “friendly fire” incident.
* [In September, ](https://www.forces.net/russia/ukraine-russia-shoots-down-its-own-advanced-combat-jets)UK intelligence said that Russia had shot down one of its own advanced Su-35 jets near Tokmak, east Ukraine.
Bad weather shot down air liner MH17 in 2014. It’s crazy that bad weather just keeps shooting down aircraft. In Ukraine.
“prized”? It’s a 54 year old design and regarded as crap.
Always good news when Russia’s toys break. It’s even better news when Ukraine doesn’t have to lift a finger to make it happen.
> _“… while aiming at its own foot.”_
Do Russian jets not have IFF? I’m seriously asking. Is that like a nato only thing?
Paywalled
Nice!
Merry Christmas 🎅
Russian air defense but Ukrainian paycheck
That’s handy..