One of the Russian propaganda videos captures the wreckage of the Su-24М front-line bomber, which the invaders lost in the Donetsk region.
The footage was published on social media.
A Russian bomber fell on a residential high-rise in temporarily occupied Soledar.
It is currently unknown when the invaders lost this aircraft.
An enemy Su-24М with the registration number RF-92025 (tail number 48 “blue”) could have been shot down by the Ukrainian air defense or with MANPADS during the battles for the city in the Donetsk region. Alternatively, the Russian bomber could have fallen due to technical malfunctions.
The bomber belonged to the 37th Mixed Aviation Regiment, based at the Hvardiiske air base in temporarily occupied Crimea.
The regiment was created in 2014 and has two squadrons with Su-25SM attack aircraft and Su-24М front-line bombers.
It is worth noting that the aircraft could have been flown by both pilots officially in the service of the Russian Armed Forces and retired pilots hired by the so-called Wagner PMC. At the same time, the Su-24M bears the insignia of the Russian Aerospace Forces.
The practice of involving mercenary pilots in the war against Ukraine by the Russian so-called private military company Wagner was reported last year.
The Ukrainian military repeatedly destroyed and damaged Russian Su-24М bombers in the Donetsk region, namely near the city of Bakhmut.
Soldiers of the 93rd Mechanized Brigade “Kholodnyi Yar” shot down at least one such Russian bomber. The explosion after the plane crashed was captured on video.