The Sukhoi Su-30SM fighter jet disappeared off the radar over the Black Sea late on Tuesday.
One of Russia's most advanced aircraft was shot down over the Black Sea, Ukraine's defense intelligence has said, as it released a video that purports to show the destruction of the fighter jet worth tens of millions of dollars.The Defense Intelligence of Ukraine said one of its units used a man-portable air defense system to target the Sukhoi Su-30SM warplane which has a price tag of around $50 million.
X user OSINTtechnical wrote on X: 'Ukrainian special forces successfully shot down a Russian Naval Aviation Su-30SM multirole fighter while raiding a Black Sea oil platform Tuesday. It appears one Ukrainian MANPADS team scored a hit on the Russian fighter .''Another huge loss for the Russian Air Force as an Su-30SM fighter jet went down near Crimea,' posted X user Rod Francis. 'It's one of Russia's best aircraft and is a modernized multi-role jet.
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