US Politics | Humiliating moment Russia ‘shoots down its OWN $36m fighter jet’ on anniversary of MH-17 downing in blow to Putin
RUSSIA shot down one of its own $36million Su-34 jets over eastern Ukraine, reports claim. The fresh humiliation for Putin's forces came on the eighth anniversary of the downing of flight MH-17 by Kremlin-armed rebels. 
TikTok/Igor GirkinImages show the wreckage of a Su-34 allegedly shot down by Russian air defences '/ ' 
Yevgeny PoddubnyA video shot by a Russian journalist celebrated the ...Ukrainian' aircraft going down in flames '/ ' 
Twitter/@666_mancerBut markings on the wreckage reportedly show it was a Russian Air Force jet '/ ' The Sukhoi Su-34, a medium-range fighter-bomber, was reportedly downed on Sunday near Alchecvsk in Luhansk, which is under the control of Kremlin-backed separatist forces. Several videos of the wreckage were shared on the Telegram messaging app initially claiming a Ukrainian aircraft had been destroyed. Another by Russian war correspondent Yevgeny Poddubny celebrated what appeared to be a plane going down in flames followed by a large explosion. He said it shows Russian/Luhansk People's Republic air defences destroying a target over Alchevsk. READ MORE ABOUT UKRAINE WAR 
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HOSTAGE FEARS Brit captured by Russians is forced to record his 'last words' in sick vid The videos were later removed by pro-Kremlin sources after it emerged the plane was actually Russian, according to media reports in Ukraine. Online sleuths reposted the images and highlighted marking on the wreckage that apparently shows it belonged to the Russian Air Force. Ukraine also said it has never had any Su-34s, a twin-seat ground attack jet which is only operated by Russia. Local media claim the plane was shot down by Russia's bungling air defences in a case of friendly fire. Most read in US News WARNING SIGN? New detail about missing woman's relationship with ex after cops find body DEADLY HUNT Missing woman's ex-boyfriend 'shot dead by cops' after her body found in truck TV SHOW TRAUMA Family of Law & Order crew member fear he was killed in 'targeted attack' TRAGIC FIND Heartbreaking update after body of missing woman, 23, found in her truck FACE PALM AOC mocked for 'pretending to be handcuffed' while being arrested at protest FIERY BLAST Explosion at tourist hotspot Hoover Dam captured in terrifying fireball video A Telegram user called Ruslan allegedly wrote: ...The jet is ours unfortunately. Sometimes it happens. I heard the info from a friend, I thought bulls**t, but it was confirmed.... Ukrainian news outlet dialog.ua suggested it happened on Sunday when the Ukrainian army launched an assault on military warehouses in the occupied city. Russian authorities are yet to comment on the allegations. It comes less than a month after footage of a Russian surface-to-air missile system firing on itself in a bizarre malfunction. The video, which was also shot in Alchevsk, shows the missile shooting into the sky then U-turning and slamming back into where it came from in an enormous explosion. Humiliation Russia \- one of the largest and most technologically sophisticated in the world \- has so far struggled to win control over Ukrainian skies. W an estimated 4,000 combat aircraft and vast experience bombing targets in Syria, Georgia and Chechnya, Russia was expected to gain air supremacy. Experts have suggested flawed logistics operations and a lack of regular and realistic training have blighted the recent ...modernisation... of the Russian Air Force. The Su-34 \- which spent decades in development \- is hailed by Russia for its allegedly advanced technology. But the air force faced ridicule when it emerged pilots rely on shop-bought Garmin satnavs taped to the dashboard to find their way. Other footage released by Ukraine's Ministry of Defense appeared to confirm Kremlin soldiers have been left underequipped, under resourced, facing starvation. The army has resort to off-the-shelf cameras, water bottles and game pads to fix up their planes and drones. In April, another Su-34 supersonic bomber was shot down in the Kharkiv region in eastern Ukraine, where much of Russia's army was concentrated before being forced to retreat. Air Command East, a branch of the Ukrainian Air Force, was believed to have shot down the jet. The Air Force efforts have also been bolstered by an extensive range of air and anti-air capabilities \- from handled portable surface-to-air missiles to longer-range S-300 missile systems from Slovakia and drones used to identify Russian ground-to-air missiles. The Su-34 disaster comes on the eight anniversary of the MH-17 downing over Eastern Ukraine. The Malaysian Airlines jet was hit by a Russian-made Buk surface-to-air missile, killing 298 passengers and crew. The dead included ten Britons, 193 Dutch, 38 Australians and 43 Malaysians. Eighty victims were children. Read More on The Sun 
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WHEELY SMALL I live in a house on wheels - I built it with my dad, now I'm mortgage free A 15-month investigation by the Dutch Safety Board revealed the aircraft had crashed after being hit by a Russian-made Buk surface-to-air missile. The Netherlands held Russia responsible, claiming rebels shot down the plane using a missile supplied by the Kremlin, but Putin has always denied it. 
AFP PHOTO / Russian Defence MinistryRussia says its Sukhoi Su-34 fighter-bombers cost $36million each '/ ' 
Alamy Live NewsFlight MH17 was blown out of the sky over eastern Ukraine on July 17, 2014 '/ '
TikTok/Igor GirkinImages show the wreckage of a Su-34 allegedly shot down by Russian air defences '/ ' Yevgeny PoddubnyA video shot by a Russian journalist celebrated the ...Ukrainian' aircraft going down in flames '/ ' Twitter/@666_mancerBut markings on the wreckage reportedly show it was a Russian Air Force jet '/ ' The Sukhoi Su-34, a medium-range fighter-bomber, was reportedly downed on Sunday near Alchecvsk in Luhansk, which is under the control of Kremlin-backed separatist forces. Several videos of the wreckage were shared on the Telegram messaging app initially claiming a Ukrainian aircraft had been destroyed. Another by Russian war correspondent Yevgeny Poddubny celebrated what appeared to be a plane going down in flames followed by a large explosion. He said it shows Russian/Luhansk People's Republic air defences destroying a target over Alchevsk. READ MORE ABOUT UKRAINE WAR STANDING ALONE 'Sickly' Putin HUMILIATED as he's awkwardly kept waiting for Turkish leader HOSTAGE FEARS Brit captured by Russians is forced to record his 'last words' in sick vid The videos were later removed by pro-Kremlin sources after it emerged the plane was actually Russian, according to media reports in Ukraine. Online sleuths reposted the images and highlighted marking on the wreckage that apparently shows it belonged to the Russian Air Force. Ukraine also said it has never had any Su-34s, a twin-seat ground attack jet which is only operated by Russia. Local media claim the plane was shot down by Russia's bungling air defences in a case of friendly fire. Most read in US News WARNING SIGN? New detail about missing woman's relationship with ex after cops find body DEADLY HUNT Missing woman's ex-boyfriend 'shot dead by cops' after her body found in truck TV SHOW TRAUMA Family of Law & Order crew member fear he was killed in 'targeted attack' TRAGIC FIND Heartbreaking update after body of missing woman, 23, found in her truck FACE PALM AOC mocked for 'pretending to be handcuffed' while being arrested at protest FIERY BLAST Explosion at tourist hotspot Hoover Dam captured in terrifying fireball video A Telegram user called Ruslan allegedly wrote: ...The jet is ours unfortunately. Sometimes it happens. I heard the info from a friend, I thought bulls**t, but it was confirmed.... Ukrainian news outlet dialog.ua suggested it happened on Sunday when the Ukrainian army launched an assault on military warehouses in the occupied city. Russian authorities are yet to comment on the allegations. It comes less than a month after footage of a Russian surface-to-air missile system firing on itself in a bizarre malfunction. The video, which was also shot in Alchevsk, shows the missile shooting into the sky then U-turning and slamming back into where it came from in an enormous explosion. Humiliation Russia \- one of the largest and most technologically sophisticated in the world \- has so far struggled to win control over Ukrainian skies. W an estimated 4,000 combat aircraft and vast experience bombing targets in Syria, Georgia and Chechnya, Russia was expected to gain air supremacy. Experts have suggested flawed logistics operations and a lack of regular and realistic training have blighted the recent ...modernisation... of the Russian Air Force. The Su-34 \- which spent decades in development \- is hailed by Russia for its allegedly advanced technology. But the air force faced ridicule when it emerged pilots rely on shop-bought Garmin satnavs taped to the dashboard to find their way. Other footage released by Ukraine's Ministry of Defense appeared to confirm Kremlin soldiers have been left underequipped, under resourced, facing starvation. The army has resort to off-the-shelf cameras, water bottles and game pads to fix up their planes and drones. In April, another Su-34 supersonic bomber was shot down in the Kharkiv region in eastern Ukraine, where much of Russia's army was concentrated before being forced to retreat. Air Command East, a branch of the Ukrainian Air Force, was believed to have shot down the jet. The Air Force efforts have also been bolstered by an extensive range of air and anti-air capabilities \- from handled portable surface-to-air missiles to longer-range S-300 missile systems from Slovakia and drones used to identify Russian ground-to-air missiles. The Su-34 disaster comes on the eight anniversary of the MH-17 downing over Eastern Ukraine. The Malaysian Airlines jet was hit by a Russian-made Buk surface-to-air missile, killing 298 passengers and crew. The dead included ten Britons, 193 Dutch, 38 Australians and 43 Malaysians. Eighty victims were children. Read More on The Sun TALKING SHOP I worked in Asda, the weird items people would return & why Sunday's the worst WHEELY SMALL I live in a house on wheels - I built it with my dad, now I'm mortgage free A 15-month investigation by the Dutch Safety Board revealed the aircraft had crashed after being hit by a Russian-made Buk surface-to-air missile. The Netherlands held Russia responsible, claiming rebels shot down the plane using a missile supplied by the Kremlin, but Putin has always denied it. AFP PHOTO / Russian Defence MinistryRussia says its Sukhoi Su-34 fighter-bombers cost $36million each '/ ' Alamy Live NewsFlight MH17 was blown out of the sky over eastern Ukraine on July 17, 2014 '/ '
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