The invaders lost a Su-25 in the area of responsibility of the 28th Mechanized Brigade
28 August, 2024 Russian Su-25SM3 attack aircraft. Photo from Russian mass media The Russian invaders lost a Su-25 attack aircraft in the area of responsibility of the 28th Mechanized Brigade.
The brigade's press service reported on this. The aircraft was hit due to the work of the air defense unit of the brigade. The brigade's video captures the flight of two planes, one of which, after shooting heat traps, goes down and disappears at the level of the forestry while the camera continues to follow the second aircraft.
- The location of the Su-25 in the video on August 28, 2028.
Freeze frame from the video of the 28th Mechanized Brigade
- Smoke at the site where the Su-25 was last seen on video on August 28, 2028. Freeze frame from the video of the 28th Mechanized Brigade
There is also suggested that a moment before the crash, the cockpit canopy cartridge actuated device was triggered, which occurs before the pilot ejects. Militarnyi previously reported about one of the cases when a Russian pilot was ejected from a Su-25.
You can see how this happens in the video below: The video itself was published by Russian military blogger Ilya Tumanov.
However, he denies the fact of the incident, claiming it was a "maneuver," although it is unclear how it is possible to "maneuver" when the aircraft is flying downward a few dozen meters from the ground. The downing of one aircraft was also included in the report of the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces on occupant losses, which is regularly updated. As more information about the downed aircraft becomes available, this report will be updated.
In July of this year, soldiers of the 110th Mechanized Brigade shot down a Russian Su-25 attack aircraft that was attacking Ukrainian positions in the Donetsk region.
The explosion of the Russian Su-25 attack aircraft during the fall, July 23, 2024According to Oryx, the loss of 33 Russian Su-25 attack aircraft during the Russian large-scale aggression against Ukraine has already been confirmed.
Some of the aircraft were damaged to varying degrees.
It should be understood that the count is based on open sources and may be higher.