Right now, two Russian fighter pilots are parachuting out of their doomed jet as it spirals out of control and crashes in a fireball after being hit by Ukrainians
- Two Russian Su-34 pilots were spotted parachuting from a doomed fighter plane
- Their military jet was shot down near Balakliia in the Kharkiv region of Ukraine
- Footage showed the pilots ejecting when their plane crashed after a flat turn
This is the dramatic moment when two Russian Su-34 pilots jump out of their doomed fighter plane.
The Sukhoi went out of control and then hit the ground in a huge ball of fire after being hit by the Ukrainians during a bombing raid.
The white parachutes of the two pilots can be seen in the sky after the launch.
Two Russian Su-34 pilots have been seen parachuting from their doomed fighter jet in Ukraine
The Russian jet was shot down near Balakliia in the Kharkiv region. Flames seemed to erupt from the plane’s engine as it spiraled to the ground
It’s still unclear how the Ukrainians shot down the Su-34, but it’s believed to be a surface-to-air missile
A huge explosion was seen as the plane, after a flat turn, crashed into the fields below
Footage released today showed two Russian pilots being ejected from their compromised jet
According to some reports, the pilots were later picked up by a Russian helicopter in an emergency rescue flight to prevent them falling into Ukrainian hands.
The drama reportedly happened near Balakliia in the Kharkiv region, a major railway junction.
Russia is known to have targeted Ukrainian rail links in its recent bombing campaign to paralyze the country in the third month of the war.
The loss of the plane is another blow to Vladimir Putin’s flagging war effort, which is now specifically targeting eastern Ukraine
Russia is known to have targeted Ukrainian rail links in its recent bombing campaign to paralyze the country in the third month of the war
But the loss of the plane is another blow to Vladimir Putin’s flagging war effort, which is now specifically targeting eastern Ukraine.
It’s still unclear how the Ukrainians shot down the Su-34, but it’s believed to be a surface-to-air missile.
A pro-Ukrainian report said: “Information from eyewitnesses. Two helicopters flew into the area of the hit plane, one of them landed twice.
“It looks like they took pilot killers with them.”
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