Plane destroyed: Ukraine's intelligence strikes Russian airfield in Krasnodar Krai
Photo: Su-30 and three locomotives destroyed by HUR in the Krasnodar region (wikipedia.org)
Ukrainian intelligence operatives carried out a successful operation in Russia's Krasnodar Krai, setting a Su-30 jet ablaze and destroying three of the occupiers' locomotives, reports the Defense Intelligence of Ukraine (HUR).
"On December 14, in the city of Krymsk, Krasnodar Territory, Russia, an enemy Su-30 fighter jet burned down right at the airfield," the report stated.
Additionally, on December 13, a devastating fire in the city of Krasnodar disabled three Russian railway locomotives.
"These military assets were used by the aggressor in its criminal war against Ukraine," Ukrainian intelligence noted.
Russia’s losses in Ukraine
On December 13, the Ukrainian Armed Forces eliminated nearly 1,040 Russian occupiers and downed over 50 drones. Since the beginning of Russia's large-scale invasion of Ukraine, Ukrainian forces have shot down 369 Russian aircraft.
According to a report by the Institute for the Study of War, citing data from the Ukrainian human rights organization Truth Hounds, Ukrainian forces destroyed at least 33 Russian Su-34 fighter jets between February 2022 and September 2024.
