Chp_sevastopol Telegram
- Russian Armed Forces appear to have downed their own Su-27 fighter jet over occupied Crimea.
- A Ukrainian spokesperson said human error was to blame for the Russian blunder.
- Russia's aviation losses have been growing significantly in 2024.
Russian Armed Forces downed one of their own Sukhoi Su-27 fighter jets over Crimea on Thursday, Ukrainian officials claim.
Ukraine's Navy spokesman Dmytro Pletenchuk said on Ukrainian television that "We confirm that this aircraft belonged to the Russian Federation and that it was destroyed by their own forces."
"They were on alert, on combat readiness," he added. "The human factor was at work — one of the operators was eager to get a medal and didn't bother to find out whose plane it was."