On the Russian Z-channels mourning and excitement broke out due to the elimination of three Su-34 fighter bombers in the south of Ukraine. The first information was shared by the resource Fighterbomber, which has connections with Russian military aviation.
«Yes, according to my data, there is a battle loss. Causes are being investigated, the crew are looking for», - Fighterbomber reported.
Later, propagandistic telegram resources stated that the aircraft were allegedly shot down by the Patriot system, as well as the deaths of the pilots. Russian Z-blogger Kirill Fedorov stressed that not a single plane was lost, but he did not specify the exact number, claiming that the crash site had already been determined. The Defense Ministry of Russia, as before, stayed silent without providing any comments on the incident.
Another Z-channel, the authors of which are officers of the Russian Armed Forces «Dnepr», described today as a «black» day for military aviation of the Russian Federation, and also reported about the death of pilots.
“A black day for our Aerospace Forces. In the Kherson direction we at once lost three Su-34 jets. Condolences to the families and relatives of the deceased. Big «hello» to those who rejoiced that our «birds» bomb the enemy bridgehead in Krynka and positions on the right bank. We warned from the beginning that this is a very dangerous operation”, writes the propagandistic resource.