There have been unconfirmed reports that a Ukrainian F-16 destroyed a Russian Su-34 fighter plane close to the Ukrainian front lines. Pro-Russian Telegram users disseminated the tale immediately, but it was eventually refuted by well-known Russian military bloggers and media,

The russian Su-34 fighter jet, which russian bloggers claimed had crashed, could have been shot down by a Ukrainian F-16.The Institute for the Study of War

Russian channels already claiming it was an F-16 that shot down the Russian fighter jet 🙃 "Our Su-34 was shot down. The crew was killed. The airplane was shot down while dropping glide bombs, about 50 km from the front line. Our Su-34 was shot down apparently by an F-16, which… pic.twitter.com/90rBbKCUi3

A Ukrainian F-16 allegedly shot down a Russian Su-34 fighter-bomber about 50 kilometers from the front line in Ukraine. The Russian jet was reportedly hit while dropping bombs, and pro-Kremlin bloggers claim the crew did not survive.

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