Russian Forces Shoot Down Own Fighter-Bomber Amid Overnight UAV Assault on Crimea

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Source: kyivpost.com



Dmytro Pletenchuk, spokesperson for the Ukrainian Navy, said the plane was shot down by “friendly fire” from Russian air defenses while defending against incoming Ukrainian drones.

by Alisa Orlova | Oct. 17, 2025, 1:26 pm


Russian forces accidentally shot down one of their own military aircraft overnight while attempting to intercept Ukrainian drones over Crimea, Ukrainian officials said Friday. Ukrainian authorities say they are still gathering information about the incident.

Dmytro Pletenchuk, spokesperson for the Ukrainian Navy, said the plane was shot down by Russian air defense missiles while defending against incoming Ukrainian drones.

“They were repelling Ukrainian attacks and ended up shooting down their own plane today,” Pletenchuk told Apostrof media during a live broadcast, RBC reported. “The fight continues, and all information [about the incident] is being collected in Crimea.”,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

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[Champp]

1. Sounds like Trump's darkside Russian cronies are as "competent" as him

Probably studied at Trump University of Republican grifing. lying, bullshiting, bullying.fail.

[ananda]

2. Putin's soldiers went to backyard military academy...

which is all they had time for after being forced
to join at the last minute.

[Raven123]

3. A win is a win. Is that the equivalent of an own goal?

[Igel]

11. Yeah.

Whoever the trainer was for those AA batteries or drone swarms, I hope he's been actively assisting many others in reaching the same heights of Russian skill and precision.

[riversedge]

4. Drones struck the temporarily occupied town of Hvardiiske in Crimea, igniting a fire at a fuel depot. Reports also ind

Drones struck the temporarily occupied town of Hvardiiske in Crimea, igniting a fire at a fuel depot. Reports also indicate hits on multiple substations across the occupied peninsula.

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[Buddyzbuddy]

5. Did that guy just put the ball in our hoop?

[GregariousGroundhog]

6. Safety!

[Aristus]

7. The Russians have always displayed blistering incompetence when invading other countries.

As opposed to the staggering, overwhelming response to someone invading them. One would think they'd give up the fool's dream of expanding the already-largest nation on the planet.

[Prairie Gates]

8. Have they been training with the Iranians?

[Torchlight]

9. Other than "fly over there and shoot that", Russia doesn't really have an air doctrine

Russia views airpower primarily as an extension of artillery and maneuver units. They have an overreliance on non-guided munitions and piss-poor battlefield integration. They had a golden opportunity to achieve air dominance in the first six weeks of their war but never practiced the integration of all command levels to pull it off. Their air force is about as quote-unquote dominant as their Black Sea fleet is.

[Crowman2009]

10. Was Putin inspired by Russia's worst general, Nicholas II?

Seems like it given the sheer incompetency of his invasion of Ukraine.