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Share: On the night of October 17, over the temporarily occupied Crimea, Russian...

They shot down their own plane worth $50 million: Russian air defense confused the target over Crimea

Share: On the night of October 17, over the temporarily occupied Crimea, Russian troops shot down their own military aircraft. The incident occurred during the operation of the air defense system, when the forces of the Russian Federation tried to repel an attack by drones. Dmytro Pletenchuk, spokesman for the Naval Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, stated this on the air of the "Apostrophe" TV channel.

According to him, Russian units shot down their own plane during a night drone attack over the occupied peninsula. According to him, the occupation authorities are collecting all information about the incident at the scene. "They repelled Ukrainian attacks in such a way that they were able to shoot down their own plane today over Crimea. The fight continues. All the information is being collected in Crimea," said Dmytro Pletenchuk.

According to preliminary information, a Su-30 SM fighter was shot down. As reported by Focus, the Su-30SM fighter jet of the TSK of the Russian Federation was produced by the Irkutsk Aviation Plant in 2018. The cost of the plane is $50 million (2 billion 50 million UAH). As Focus reported, on the night of October 17, the temporarily occupied Crimea was attacked by drones. In addition to the oil depot in the Gvardiyskyi Simferopol district, several electrical substations were damaged.