The Armed Forces confirmed the loss of the Su-27 fighter during the reflection of the attack on Cherkasy: what is the reason
"In the morning of April 28, 2025, during the implementation of a comprehensive combat mission for the aviation support of troops and the reflection of an air attack of enemy strikes, the Su-27 Air Force fighter was lost,"-said in the press service of the Armed Forces of the Armed Forces. Commenting on the event, Petrenko noted that the pilot showed high professionalism during the combat mission, but the cause of the aircraft was the "human factor".
"He has shown himself very effectively today when he reflected this attack, but unfortunately, the human factor, well, what happened did not have to happen. I will not inform the details," said MP Petrenko. At the same time, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation declared involvement in the aircraft. In the next summary of April 29, the press service of the department wrote that the Ukrainian SU-27 was allegedly shot down by the PCS of Russia.
It should be noted that the accurate dislocation of the disaster of the aircraft is unknown. It is not excluded that the fighter performed the task of the Kremenchug reservoir, from which to the nearest border from the Russian Federation is about 250-300 km. Thus, theoretically, the Ukrainian aircraft could knock down the R-37M air-air rocket, the range of which reaches 300 km. These weapons are equipped with Russian aircraft, including MiG-31, SU-35, as well as the latest Su-57.
Moreover, according to Russian sources, this type of missile has already been used by the PCS of the Russian Federation during combat missions in the territory of Ukraine. As for the terrestrial Russian air defense systems, it may be about the use of the C-400 complex, which is armed with a 40n6 missile with a stated range up to 380 km. These weapons, according to Russian propaganda, thanks to the new head of self -resolution can destroy planes beyond the radio locators.