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Russia Shoots Down Own Jet Amid Drone Warfare
10/17/2025
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- Russia's air defenses shot down its own Su-30SM over Crimea during counter-drone operations, per Ukraine's Navy.
- Intercepted communications indicate both engines caught fire and the crew ejected before the crash.
- Russian authorities have not confirmed the incident.
- Russia's Defense Ministry said it intercepted 61 Ukrainian drones.
- Ukrainian sources said the drone strikes targeted a Russian air base and an oil depot in Crimea.
