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Russia loses another Su-34 fighter-bomber

Russia’s aerospace forces have lost another Su-34 fighter-bomber, according to the pro-war Telegram channel Fighterbomber, believed to be run by Russian Air Force Captain Ilya Tumanov on Apr. 1.

1 April, 10:40 AM

Russia tests new KAB aerial bomb in first Mykolaiv strike

Russian forces carried out an airstrike on Mykolaiv from a Su-34 bomber on Oct. 16, marking what monitoring channels called the first use of a modernized guided bomb with a 150-kilometer range against the city, Ukraine’s Air Force reported on Telegram.

16 October 2025, 03:25 PM

What is known about Russia’s new UMPB-5 bomb used in Kharkiv attack

Russian invaders have begun using a new version of the UMPB-5 guided aerial bomb with an estimated range of 100 kilometers.

25 July 2025, 08:43 PM

Kyiv confirms hit on Russian airbase housing Su-34 and Su-35 jets

Ukrainian Defense Forces struck the Borisoglebsk military airbase in Russia’s Voronezh Oblast on July 5, hitting a stockpile of guided aerial bombs (KAB), a combat training aircraft, and potentially other planes, Ukraine’s General Staff reported.

5 July 2025, 10:06 AM

Su-34 fighter jet crashes in Russia’s Nizhny Novgorod Oblast

A Russian Su-34 supersonic fighter-bomber has crashed in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia’s Defense Ministry confirmed on July 1.

1 July 2025, 07:32 PM

Two Russian Su-34s hit in drone strike in Volgograd Oblast, Ukraine says

Two Su-34 aircraft were destroyed at the Marinovka airfield in Russia’s Volgograd Oblast, with two other jets sustaining damage, Ukraine’s SBU security service announced on June 27.

27 June 2025, 08:45 PM

Su-34 aircraft and its crew reportedly lost by Russian military forces

The Russian army may have lost a Su-34 aircraft on Oct. 12.

12 October 2024, 03:02 PM

Russia strikes Kharkiv with three FAB-500 bombs; One hits residential building, injuring 21, including three children — Photo report

On the night of Sept. 22, Russian forces attacked Kharkiv with three guided aerial bombs. One of them struck near a residential building in the Shevchenkivskyi district, according to Oleh Synehubov, Kharkiv regional governor.

22 September 2024, 11:00 AM

Several Russian aircraft damaged at Marinovka airfield — satellite photo

A handful of Su-34 and Su-24 aircraft have been damaged by a Ukrainian drone strike on the Marinovka airfield in Russia’s Volgograd Oblast on Aug. 22.

23 August 2024, 11:36 PM

Ukraine downs Russian Su-34 in Kursk Oblast

Ukraine’s defense forces destroyed a Russian Su-34 fighter jet in Kursk Oblast on the night of Aug. 13, according to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

14 August 2024, 02:42 PM

Video of Russian Su-34 bomber destroyed in Morozovsk strike appears online

Footage, depicting the charred remains of the Russian Su-34 bomber, destroyed in the Ukrainian precise strike on Morozovsk airfield was published on X on Aug. 7.

7 August 2024, 10:54 AM

Drones attack Morozovsk military airfield in Russia's Rostov Oblast

Drones attacked the Morozovsk military airfield in Rostov Oblast, Russia, a fire erupted there, the Russian Telegram channel Astra reported on July 22.

22 July 2024, 10:15 AM

Russian FAB-3000 bomb launched from Su-34 jet — video

A video of a high-explosive three-ton fin-stabilized glide bomb, FAB-3000, launched from a Russian Su-34 fighter jet is being actively shared on social media by supporters of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, though these bombs often fail to reach their targets, according to the Russian Astra Telegram channel on July 14.

14 July 2024, 05:46 PM

Russian industry delivers new Su-34 fighter jets to army

Russian state corporation Rostec announced that it has delivered another batch of Su-34 fighter-bombers to the Russian Ministry of Defense, which were transferred to the troops after final testings, Rostec reported on June 17.

17 June 2024, 04:30 PM

Ukrainian Air Defense scores hit on Russian fighter jet near Chernihiv

The commander of Ukraine's First Separate Tank Siversk Brigade's air defense unit, known by the call sign Nemo, detailed the successful downing of a Russian Su-34 fighter jet near Chernihiv in a recent Facebook video post by the brigade’s press center.

27 May 2024, 01:33 PM

How Russian aerial bombs shape the battlefield in Ukraine + infographic

Russian guided aerial bombs (KABs or planning bombs) are now the main tool of Russian terror and their main trump card in Ukraine, said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in his evening address on May 22.

23 May 2024, 01:50 PM

Airforce attrition halves intensity of Russian air strikes — Ukrainian military

After losing more than a dozen of Su-34 and Su-35 aircraft in a matter of weeks, Russia had to scale down the intensity of its airstrikes on Ukrainian units on the battlefield, Ukraine’s Operational Command South spokesperson Dmytro Lykhovy told Ukrainian TV broadcasters on March 5.

5 March 2024, 10:40 PM

Ukrainian Air Force hit two more Russian planes with anti-aircraft missiles

The Ukrainian Air Force probably destroyed Russian Su-34 and Su-35 aircrafts on March 2, the Commander of the Air Force of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Mykola Oleshchuk, reported on Telegram on March 2.

2 March 2024, 08:02 PM

Ukrainian Air Force commander reveals downed Russian Su-34 fighter jet – video

The commander of the Ukrainian Air Force, Mykola Oleshchuk, showcased footage of a burning Russian Su-34 fighter jet, which was shot down on March 1, in a video posted on Telegram on March 2.

2 March 2024, 06:10 PM

Air Forces confirm downing of another Su-34

Ukrainian Armed Forces shot down a Russian Su-34 fighter-bomber in the east on March 1, The Air Forces officially confirmed that on Telegram on March 2.

2 March 2024, 01:10 PM

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