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On the night of September 29, Russian Su-35S crashed in southern Ukraine. According to the reports from the front, the aircraft was shot down by friendly fire.
The Su-35S of the Russian Aerospace Forces was shot down by the Russian air defence forces as a result of an error. The pilot was killed. The aircraft crashed in a field near the village of Novonikolaevka near Tokmak in the Zaporozhye region. The incident took place more than 35 km from the frontlines near Rabotino.
The wreckage was reportedly filmed by the Ukrainian Shark reconnaissance UAV, which in its turn was allowed to enter the Russian rear and was not shot down by Russian forces.
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This is at least the 4th recorded case when the Russian air defense shot down their own aircraft. In the summer of 2022, the SU-34 and SU-35 of the Russian Aerospace Forces were shot down in two days, presumably by Russian air defense.
