A Su-34 tactical fighter-bomber burned down at the Shagol airfield in Chelyabinsk, Russia. This was reported by the press service of the Main Directorate of Intelligence of Ukraine.
According to the GUR, the aircraft belonged to the aviation regiment of the 21st Mixed Aviation Division of the Russian Aerospace Forces.
"The causes of the fire are currently being clarified," the statement said.
The GUR published a video of the plane catching fire, which makes it clear that it was a sabotage.
It should be noted that Shagol is a military airfield in Chelyabinsk, where the 108th Training Aviation Regiment of the Chelyabinsk Aviation School and the 2nd Mixed Aviation Regiment of the 21st Mixed Air Force Division of the VKS of the Russian Armed Forces are based. The Su-34 is a multifunctional fighter designed to deliver precision missile and bomb strikes against ground and air targets.
