Not a technical mistake: Britain explained why Russian air defense knocks its own fighters
The defense department emphasized that on March 28, in one of the Crimean Telegram-channels, there was information that the Russian air defense had shot down the Su-27 plane above the peninsula as a result of "friendly fire". According to the occupation governor of Sevastopol Mikhail Razvozhayev, there was a technical failure, and the pilot survived.
British intelligence reminded that on March 24, Ukrainian military attacked goals in Sevastopol and the Black Sea Fleet, which could have caused Russian air defense to be translated into increased readiness. Earlier, unconfirmed reports of such cases of "friendly fire" after operations of the Armed Forces against the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in the temporarily occupied territory appeared.
The British Ministry of Defense noted that it is likely that it is not a technical mistake, but increased pressure and voltage among Russian air defense operators caused by the fear of further actions of the Armed Forces. As a result, this can cause your own pilots and aircraft.
"This event and others, if they are confirmed, probably emphasize the lack of awareness and coordination between the elements of the Russian Armed Forces, while even more demonstrating the impact of Ukrainian actions," the message reads. We will remind, on March 29 the spokesman of the Navy of the Armed Forces Dmitry Pletenchuk confirmed that on March 28, the Russians shot down their own plane on the temporarily occupied Sevastopol.