(Shadow) Russian journalists claimed that pro-Russian militias destroyed “enemy planes” but it was the Russian Su-34 fighter jets that were shot down! | International | Newtalk News

A Russian journalist released a video and claimed that pro-Russian militias used anti-aircraft missiles to shoot down “enemy aircraft”, but they were suspected to be their own Su-34 fighter jets.Figure: flipping Twitter

Russia has invaded Ukraine with its superior military power, but it has not progressed smoothly. The Russian army’s battle losses continued to expand as the war progressed. A Russian war correspondent released a video and claimed that pro-Russian militiamen used anti-aircraft missiles to shoot down an “enemy plane” in the Udong Luhansk region, but the recovered wreckage had the letters “Russian Air Force” (ВВС России) on the tail, and the shot down Suspected to be Russia’s own Su-34 fighter jets.

Rob Lee, a senior researcher specializing in the Russian war at the U.S. think tank Foreign Policy Institute (FPRI), shared a video on Twitter, pointing out that Russian war correspondent Yevgeny Poddubny posted the video and mentioned that Russia “” S-400″ missile defense system destroyed a target over Alchevsk, Luhansk Oblast.

Podubni claimed that the pro-Russian militia used anti-aircraft missiles to shoot down the “enemy plane”, but a video later showed that the twin-engine wreckage found on the ground had “Russian Air Force” on the tail. The Kai 34 fighter (Su-34), apparently the Russian anti-aircraft missile unit made a serious error in the “identification of friend or foe” (IFF).

At present, the eastern front of Ukraine is at a stalemate, and the Ukrainian military has revealed that the Ukrainian army will fight back in the south. Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu recently visited the Don-Udongbas region and asked the Russian army on all fronts to strengthen the intensity of military operations. , the Russian military’s defensive actions on the southern front may also be related to this.

Russian war correspondent Yevgeny Poddubny published a video over night which he said shows Russian/LNR air defenses destroying a target over Alchevsk. It appears that Russian air defenses shot down its own Su-34 bomber. https://t.co/qTxccwJRua https://t.co/fVEvBoUy21 pic.twitter.com/RmBDCrRyJ3

— Rob Lee (@RALee85) July 18, 2022

Russia has invaded Ukraine with its superior military power, but it has not progressed smoothly. The Russian army’s battle losses continued to expand as the war progressed. A Russian war correspondent released a video and claimed that pro-Russian militiamen used anti-aircraft missiles to shoot down an “enemy plane” in the Udong Luhansk region, but the recovered wreckage had the letters “Russian Air Force” (ВВС России) on the tail, and the shot down Suspected to be Russia’s own Su-34 fighter jets.

Rob Lee, a senior researcher specializing in the Russian war at the U.S. think tank Foreign Policy Institute (FPRI), shared a video on Twitter, pointing out that Russian war correspondent Yevgeny Poddubny posted the video and mentioned that Russia “” S-400″ missile defense system destroyed a target over Alchevsk, Luhansk Oblast. Podubni claimed that the pro-Russian militia used anti-aircraft missiles to shoot down the “enemy plane”, but a video later showed that the twin-engine wreckage found on the ground had “Russian Air Force” on the tail. The Kai 34 fighter (Su-34), apparently the Russian anti-aircraft missile unit made a serious error in the “identification of friend or foe” (IFF).