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.
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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.
The shelling damaged residential buildings, power lines, gas pipelines, cars and a garage.
Video clips emerged on social media showing a Su-57 shooting down an S-70 drone over the Konstantinovka area of Donetsk region
The Su-57 fired what was probably a short-range R-74M2 heat seeking air-to-air missile to bring down the drone
The S-70 Okhotnik was shot down near Chasiv Yar, likely by a Russian fighter jet after malfunctioning
The drone was carrying D-30SN glide bomb components, indicating it was on a bombing mission
A Russian Su-25 plane was shot down near Kostiantynivka.
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