New satellite images of damaged Su-57 in Akhtubinsk emerge online
Illustrative photo: Damaged Su-57 at Akhtubinsk airfield (GettyImages)
In addition to the damaged Su-57, two other aircraft of the same type were present at the Akhtubinsk airfield in the Astrakhan region, according to The War Zone.
According to the media, the second image shows aircraft of the same type positioned at the airfield after the attack on the Akhtubinsk airfield.
"Like the GUR image, it shows burn marks and what is clearly now a small crater to the left of the cockpit of the middle jet. As we noted yesterday, the blast and especially the shrapnel from such a nearby detonation would have very likely riddled the plane with holes and caused other damage," the report states.
The media also noticed another scorch mark at the rear of the aircraft, which looks like a small impact hole in the concrete.
Journalist Howard Altman notes that the wider before and after images offer much more context and opportunities for comparative analysis.
We got new images from @Maxar of the Su-57 Budanov told me was damaged in a Ukrainian drone attack. They show two other Felons as well, These wider before and after views offer much more context and opportunity for comparative analysis.https://t.co/wYVZfU2LK2
— Howard Altman (@haltman) June 10, 2024
Attack on Su-57 in Russia
On June 9, the Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine reported the damage to a Su-57 aircraft at the Akhtubinsk airfield in the Astrakhan region. The damage was confirmed by satellite images. However, who and what caused the damage to the Russian aircraft has not been disclosed.
Later, the intelligence discovered the Kremlin's reaction to the Su-57 damage. According to intelligence sources, the Kremlin and dictator Vladimir Putin personally reacted very heatedly and noticeably to the damage to the Su-57 fighter jet.
Read more about the Su-57 aircraft, which Russians call "most advanced," in the RBC-Ukraine article.
