The Russian armed forces are said to have suffered heavy losses with 11,000 soldiers killed and more than 1000 major pieces of hardware lost, including modern fighters.
On top of that, the visually confirmed losses of Russia’s newest Su-34 fighter-bomber (NATO reporting name: Fullback) now exceed 4 during the invasion of Ukraine.
Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense reported on Sunday that Russian Su-34 planes attacked Ukrainian military infrastructure and civilian residents in Kharkiv, Chernihiv during an invasion.
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According to the observer below Oryx nickname, a full-back was shot down on March 1, two more were shot down on March 5 and one yesterday, March 6.
It is worth noting that the number of Russian planes shot down could be more, but there are currently no confirmed photos or videos of them.
In a statement, the General Staff of Ukraine said that since the beginning of the war, the Ukrainian army has destroyed 46 aircraft and 68 helicopters owned by Russia.
The Sukhoi Su-34 is a modern Russian attack jet designed to replace the Soviet-era Su-24 ‘Fencer’ in service with the Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS). It is equipped with 12 hardpoints to transport a variety of air-to-ground and air-to-ground weapons, including unguided, or ‘dumb’ weapons.
Based on the Su-27 Flanker air superiority fighter, the Su-34 features an armored cockpit for side-by-side seating of a two-man crew.
The Su-34 is primarily designed for tactical deployment against land and naval targets (tactical bomber/attack/interceptor roles, including against small and mobile targets) during single and group missions during day and night, in favorable and unfavorable weather conditions, and in a hostile environment with countermeasures by fire and electronic warfare (EW) deployment, as well as for aerial reconnaissance.
