Ukrainian intelligence: - They believe that Putin is angry

Briefly

For the first time, Ukraine attacked Russia's most advanced fighter jet, the Su-57, on Russian territory.
Two Su-57 aircraft were damaged, one of them majorly, according to Ukrainian intelligence.
The analyst believes that this is a symbolic strike against Russian air defense

Last weekend, Ukrainian intelligence claimed that for the first time it had managed to attack Russia's most advanced fighter jets – on Russian territory.

“First time”

This is said to have happened after an attack on a Russian air base in the city of Akhtubinsk, which is located along the Volga River in southern Russia, about 600 kilometers from the front line in Ukraine, they themselves reported in a press release. .

– This is big news. Putin is really angry. The head of Ukraine's military intelligence, Andriy Yusov, said the reaction in the Kremlin was clear. Newsweek.

Damage: The photo on the left should show an intact Russian Su-57 fighter jet on Friday, June 7. The photo on the right should show the same aircraft on Saturday, June 8, after the Ukrainian attack. Photo: Ukrainian Military Intelligence (GUR)
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Two days later, he provided an update on the damage from the Ukrainian attack. On Wednesday, Ukrainian media confirmed that two Su-57 fighters had been hit.

– We can say that one of the Su-57s has major damage and the other has minor damage. It can be repaired in less time. However, the fact is that the Su-57s were hit for the first time. The pride of the Russian Air Force is at risk, Yusov told Edyni Novyni TV Ukrainian model.

After losing more than 15,000 vehicles during two years of full-scale war in Ukraine, Russia has adopted more creative ways to move its forces. Reporter: Marti Niloken Helseth / Dagbladet TV.
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There are only a small number of aircraft of this type in service, partly because relatively few of them have been produced, and partly because Russia has deliberately tried to protect its more advanced ships, such as tanks and aircraft, from fighting in Ukraine.

The fighter planes bombing Ukraine often take off from air bases deep in Russian territory, launch missiles at a safe distance from the Ukrainian border, and then return to the base.

Justin Bronk, a senior researcher at the London-based Royal United Services Institute, described the attack as a major blow to Russia.

– It is also a major symbolic strike against air defense that has already been in trouble for a long time, and which is an essential part of Russian military pride, he wrote in an article. analysis June 10.