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A Russian fighter jet (likely Su-57) shot down a Russian S-70B Okhotnik-B stealth drone over Donbas to prevent it from falling into Ukrainian hands after the drone reportedly went rogue or lost communication.

October 5, 2024 Chasiv Yar, Donetsk

Likely Reported by 2 independent sources

Stefan Korshak (Substack) Kyiv Post

Two or more independent sources agree on the core facts. Additional sources would further strengthen this assessment.

Entities

Russian Air Force (military_unit) Su-25 (weapon_system) S-70B Okhotnik-B (weapon_system) Chasiv Yar (location) Kostiantynivka (location) Sukhoi S-70 Okhotnik-B (weapon_system) Donetsk (location) Kostiantynivka (location) Su-57 (weapon_system) Kostyantynivka (location) Sukhoi S-70 Okhotnik (weapon_system) R-74M2 missile (weapon_system) S-70B (weapon_system) Kostiantinivka (location)

Source Reports

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Stefan Korshak (Substack) → Source tone: likely

A Russian fighter jet (likely Su-57) shot down a Russian S-70B Okhotnik-B stealth drone over Donbas to prevent it from falling into Ukrainian hands after the drone reportedly went rogue or lost communication.

Kyiv Post → Source tone: certain

The S-70 drone was shot down by a Su-57 fighter escort after losing control.

Kyiv Post → Source tone: likely

The drone was tested in an operational 'wingman' role with manned aircraft.

Kyiv Post → Source tone: likely

The drone was being tested for precision-guided weapon delivery capability.

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Extracted: 2026-02-16T21:56:26.231Z

Source story: day-962-2024-10-14