An unlicensed Russian soldier reportedly crashed into one of its Su-25 fighter jets with a truck. The soldier was flying between two Russian military jets at high speed when the Su-25 collided with the jet. The damage to the Ministry of Defense totaled an estimated 386.8 million rubles (approximately $4 million). The Russian soldier was given a one-and-a-half year probation period and a one-year suspended sentence.
A Russian soldier reportedly crashed into one of its valuable Su-25 fighter jets with a truck, rendering the aircraft unusable. The accident occurred when a soldier without a driver’s license tried to drive a Russian truck in annexed Crimea. The soldier collided with the Su-25 jet while driving at high speed between the parking lots of two Russian military jets at an airport in Simferopol.
$4 MILLION “The damage to the Ministry of Defense amounted to approximately 386.8 million rubles (about $4 million),” the Telegram channel reported. Russian forces were also unable to carry out the operations assigned to them due to lack of resources. According to the news from the Telegram channels, the Russian soldier was given a one-and-a-half year probation period and a one-year suspended sentence.
RUSSIAN FLEET MELTDOWN This loss adds to the large number of military jets that Russia has lost during the war in Ukraine. Russia’s air force has suffered heavy losses both in friendly fire situations and when Ukrainian forces shot down Putin’s military jets. Since launching a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Russia has lost about 10 percent of its aircraft fleet. Ukraine is seeking to strike Russian facilities that play a role in facilitating the country’s war effort. These targets include airports, military facilities, ammunition depots and oil refineries.
