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Russia shoots down its own planes: Total losses are revealed
Russian forces accidentally shot down their own Su-27 fighter jet over occupied Crimea due to "heightened combat readiness," Ukraine's Navy spokesperson Dmytro Pletenchuk said last month.
Russian occupation authorities in Sevastopol reported on March 28 that a Russian warplane "crashed" off the Crimean coast without naming the cause of the incident. The pilot ejected safely and was picked up by rescue services, according to the Russian-installed head of Sevastopol, Mikhail Razvozhayev.
Several Telegram channels claimed that the aircraft was downed by Russian air defenses after it took off from the Belbek airbase in Crimea.
"We can confirm that the aircraft belonged to Russia and that it was destroyed by their own forces," Pletenchuk said.
"Russian forces were on alert and in heightened combat readiness. Then the human factor came into play," the spokesperson said.
Pletenchuk commented that "somebody really wanted to get a medal for shooting down a plane" and "didn't bother to figure out" whose aircraft it was. The spokesperson said that the pilot survived, confirming the claims of Russian authorities.
Russia's Air Force suffered particularly heavy losses in late February and March, losing more than a dozen warplanes, including Su-34 fighter bombers, Su-35 fighter jets, and a rare A-50 military spy plane.
Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Russia has shot down at least 13 units of its own aircraft, writes The Insider. Aircrafts of Russia, hit by Russian military are followings: 4 Su-35 multirole fighters; 3 Su-34 fighter-bombers; 2 AWACS A-50U aircraft; multirole fighter Su-27; Mi-8 landing transport helicopter; multi-purpose helicopter Mi-24.
It is also indicated that another Il-22M11 air command post was successfully landed after the defeat, but the aircraft now requires long-term repairs.
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