Russian Su-24 fly over Moscow during the general rehearsal for the Victory Day parade in Moscow, Russia, 07 May 2022. The Victory parade will take place on the Red Square on 09 May to commemorate the victory of the Soviet Union's Red Army over Nazi-Germany in WWII.
The burnt Su-24 was discovered by local authorities after videos of the sabotage appeared online, Baza reported.
  • Russian authorities found out through social media that someone set fire to a military jet.
  • Videos of the burning aircraft in Siberia emerged on pro-Ukrainian channels on Monday.
  • Local security forces later found the scorched plane on the tarmac at an aviation plant.

An unknown saboteur broke into a Russian airfield and set fire to a supersonic jet, and the local authorities didn't know it happened until they found out on social media, per reports from independent Russian media.