Mi-8, Mi-24 helicopters and two Su-34 generation 4++ fighters shot down in russia worth up to $100m

By: Maksim Panasovskiy | 13.05.2023, 15:08
Mi-8, Mi-24 helicopters and two Su-34 generation 4++ fighters shot down in russia worth up to $100m

The Russian Federation started the weekend with the loss of two helicopters and two fighter jets. All of them were shot down in Russia itself, 50 km from the Ukrainian border.

Here's What We Know

The helicopters were the first to be destroyed. According to media reports, an Mi-8 was shot down over the town of Klintsy in the Bryansk region. The second aircraft may be an Mi-24, an Mi-28N or another Mi-8. Exact details are not yet available.

In the video above you can watch the moment one of the helicopters crashed. In the video you can see the moment of the impact, probably a missile. However, it is not possible to say for sure due to the poor quality of the video footage.

In addition, two supersonic Su-34 generation 4++ fighter jets fell in the Bryansk region. You can see the moment the first one fell and the wreckage on the video below. The cost of one plane can be from $35 million to $50 million. By the way, recently such a fighter dropped a BetAB-500 SHP bomb on the city of Belgorod.

What caused two helicopters and two planes to crash is not specified at the moment. Russian state media put it down to technical problems. In particular, in the case of one of the helicopters, it is being blamed on an engine malfunction. The Ukrainian Armed Forces have not commented on the situation.