Four Russian Fighter Jets and Helicopters Crashed... "Largest Air Power Loss Since the Outbreak"

Two Russian fighter jets and two military transport helicopters crashed near the Ukraine-Russia border. It is reported to be the largest loss of air power since the invasion of Ukraine.

On the 13th (local time), according to local reports including Russia's TASS news agency, one Su-35 and one Su-34 fighter jet, along with two Mi-8 helicopters, crashed in the Bryansk region of Russia, adjacent to northeastern Ukraine.

Related social media (SNS) videos show explosions in the sky and debris falling into the forest with smoke rising. Russian military experts reported that nine Russian military crew members died in the crash.

TASS news agency cited emergency rescue authorities attributing the cause to an engine fire, but some have raised the possibility of a missile attack by Ukraine.

Regarding this, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported that it was "the largest loss of Russian military air power since the Ukraine war," suggesting that Ukraine may have attacked using weapons received from the West.

The Ukrainian government has not issued a statement. However, Mykhailo Podolyak, an adviser to the Ukrainian presidential office, posted on Twitter that day, saying it was "justice and karma."

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