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Even though Su-34 planes are commonly associated with Russia, they are not the only nation using them. A video has surfaced ...
Some of Russia's deadly Su-34 fighter bombers lie exposed on the tarmac of a military airfield just 100 miles from the border ...
Another pro-Moscow milblogger said that the Sukhoi Su-34 aircraft had been downed by a Western-supplied F-16. Neither report has been confirmed and Newsweek has contacted the Russian and Ukrainian ...
"Today, Russian Su-34 fighter-bombers have made their first sortie equipped not only with high explosive aviation bombs and hollow charge bombs, but also with short- and medium-range air-to-air ...
The Su-34 Fullback is a twin-engine, twin-seat fighter-bomber jet. A supersonic jet, the aircraft can operate in all weather conditions and conduct fighter, bomber, and strike missions.
Nevertheless, the Su-34’s use as a frontline air asset by Russia has made it a rich target for Ukrainian air defenses. Indeed, Ukraine’s defenders have claimed multiple successes in downing Su ...
In the Russian army, the Su-34 (NATO reporting name Fullback) has been dubbed the "Duckling" or the "Duckbill" because of the flattened shape of its nosecone. More than a 100 such planes are ...
The three confirmed recent Su-34 shoot-downs—four if you count Sunday’s claimed shoot-down—bring to 25 or 26 the number of the fighter-bombers the Russians have lost over Ukraine ...
The RuAF (Russian Aerospace Forces) received new deliveries of the Su-34 NVO Fullback fighter-bomber and the Su-57 Felon fifth generation jet on Dec. 23, 2024, the UAC (United Aircraft Corporation ...
Ellie Cook is a Newsweek security and defense reporter based in London, U.K. Her work focuses largely on the Russia-Ukraine war, the U.S. military, weapons systems and emerging technology.
Footage appears to show Russian Su-34 jets bombing a checkpoint within their own borders. The video shows two jets dropping high-level explosives from an "ultra-low altitude." Anti-Putin Russian ...
January 3, 2024: In Ukraine, Russia lost three more of its Su-34 fighter-bombers in December 2023. Since the Su-34 entered service in 2014, about 40 have been lost in combat or accidents. That’s 29 ...