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Ukrainian Defense Ministry's Main Intelligence Directorate confirmed that two Russian Su-57 multirole fighter jets were damaged at a Russian airfield located approximately 600 km from the Ukrainian border. One aircraft sustained significant damage while the other suffered lighter damages.

Akhtubinsk, Astrakhan Oblast
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For the first time in history, two Russian Su-57 multirole fighter jets have been hit at once

One Su-57 sustained significant damage and the other suffered lighter damages

The latter may be restored in a shorter period

Russia has numbered Su-57s in single digits and tried to hide and exaggerate the features of this fighter

Su-57s never crossed into Ukrainian airspace, being actively used in terrorist attacks on Ukrainian civilian facilities

Two Russian Su-57 fighter jets were hit during a strike on the Akhtubinsk airfield, with one suffering significant damage and the other lighter damage that may be possible to restore.

Friday's drone strike on Russia's Akhtubinsk airfield damaged two Russian Su-57 stealth fighters – the first confirmed hit on Russia's prized multirole fighters

One Su-57 has significant damage, and one has light damage. Possibly it will be possible to restore it faster.

For the first time, Su-57 aircraft were hit and immediately two such "super-new" Russian fighters were hit.

The Su-57 is an artificially produced aircraft, with production of only about a dozen units.

The Russians called it a fifth-generation fighter, but there are doubts about this classification.

The Su-57 did not cross the Ukrainian airspace because the Russians were afraid of losses and the work of the Ukrainian Air Force.

These aircraft were used in Russian terrorist attacks on Ukrainian civilian objects.

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