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smoke after the aircraft was hit. Confirmation
of the kill may come much later. On June 7,
2024, photos of the Su-25SM wreck with the
RF-91968 marking and tail number “blue
09” were released for the first time. It was
reportedly shot down in the Kherson region in
2022, and the pilot ejected. Russian soldiers
only found its wreckage now, thus revealing
its photos and confirming the kill.
Two Russian air losses during the monitored
period are confirmed. The first occurred on
Tuesday, June 11, in North Ossetia. During
a training flight in the Alagir region’s mountain
valley, a Su-34 aircraft crashed. Both
pilots died. The official cause was technical
failure (possibly exacerbated by inadequate
maintenance during the war), though various
other speculations emerged.
On Friday, June 21, during a massive
Ukrainian drone attack, a Kamov Ka-29
helicopter of the Russian Navy Air Force was
destroyed over the Black Sea near Anapa
in Krasnodar Krai. All four crew members
perished. According to several Russian
sources, they were mistakenly hit by a missile
from the Russian Pantsir system, which was
countering Ukrainian drones. It is also possible
that the Ka-29 was on a mission against
Ukrainian naval drones, which hit it with an
anti-aircraft missile. We previously reported
that they started carrying them.
Ukrainian Losses
During the monitored period, the Ukrainian
side did not suffer any aerial losses. However,
Ukrainian airfields were repeatedly under
Russian fire, resulting in damage to several
aircraft. The first target in June was the civilian
airport in Odessa. On Wednesday, June 5,
photos were released showing the destruction
Debris of the Su-25SM with the designation RF-91968 and fuselage number "blue 09," which had been possibly
shot down back in 2022, but the wreckage was only found now.
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