A composite image of two stills that per Ukrainian officials show the aftermath of the downing of a Russian Su-24 bomber near Bakhmut, shared March 15 2023. Left: a plume of smoke rises against a landscape. right: the still is marked up and magnified to show what appears to be an ejected pilot's parachute against the growing smoke plume.
A pilot appears to eject from the Su-24 near Bakhmut, in footage shared by Ukrainian officials on March 15, 2023.
  • Ukraine's forces shot down a Russian Soviet-era bomber, officials said on Wednesday. 
  • Dramatic widely-shared footage shows the fiery aftermath and what appears to be an ejected pilot. 
  • The feat took place near Bakhmut by the 93rd separate mechanized brigade, officials said. 

Ukrainian forces took down a Russian Su-24 supersonic bomber near Bakhmut, according to its officials.