The wreckage of a downed Russian Su-25SM single-seat attack aircraft was found in the Kharkiv Region.
It was reported that the Russian attack aircraft was shot down by soldiers of the 92nd Separate Mechanized Brigade.
The Su-25SM attack aircraft of the Aerospace Forces of the Russian Federation has a tail number of RF-95134 (“04 blue”).
This Su-25SM was part of the Russian Kant Air Base troops, which is located in the Chüy Region of Kyrgyzstan.
The Kant AB is used by Russia according to the intergovernmental treaty.
The fate of the Russian pilot has not yet been determined.
Recall, on September 7, it was reported that the Ukrainian military shot down a Russian Su-25 attack aircraft in the Kharkiv Region.
The soldiers of Ukraine’s Defense Forces used portable anti-aircraft missile systems to neutralize Russian attack aircraft flying at low altitudes.
Su-25SM is a modernized version of the Russian Su-25 attack aircraft.
The Su-25 was modernized due to the demands of increasing combat capabilities. Thus, in a new modification, an airborne radar station was used and the armament composition was expanded.
New modes of combat use are implemented, which allow the use of guided air-surface missiles from horizontal flight by using accurate software-corrected tracking of the target.
Su-25SM is able to strike two targets in one attack, and the use of navigation bombing at night and in difficult weather conditions is a standard combat task for it, unlike the “regular” Su-25.
Source: mil.in.ua