(C) Daily Kos This story was originally published by Daily Kos and is unaltered. . . . . . . . . . . Russian stuff blowing up: Russian stealth fighter hit in Ukrainian drone attack [1] ['This Content Is Not Subject To Review Daily Kos Staff Prior To Publication.'] Date: 2024-06-09 Ukrainian drones destroyed or damaged one of Russia’s most advanced fighter aircraft — an Su-57 — at an airfield northwest of Astrakhan, which is on the northern Caspian Sea. This stealth fighter was supposed to be the pride of the Russian Air Force but production issues and a lack of interest by foreign buyers have set it back. Russia is said to only have 22 such aircraft as of December. They are estimated to cost about $35 million each. x ⚡️ For the first time in history, a Russian Su-57 multirole fighter jet has been hit It happened yesterday on the territory of the Akhtubinsk airfield in the Astrakhan region, located 589 kilometers from the front line. The Su-57 is Russia's most advanced fighter jet, capable… pic.twitter.com/eCe0XngUfR — NEXTA (@nexta_tv) June 9, 2024 Reuters has an article about it. A popular Russian pro-war military blogger who calls himself Fighterbomber and focuses on aviation said the report of the strike on the Su-57 was correct and that it had been hit by a drone. The GUR said the aircraft was parked at the Akhtubinsk airfield, which it said was 589 km (366 miles) from front lines in Ukraine between Ukrainian and Russian invasion forces. "The pictures show that on June 7, the Su-57 was standing intact, and on (June 8th), there were craters from the explosion and characteristic spots of fire caused by fire damage near it," the GUR said, with the images posted alongside the message. ….. Russian blogger Fighterbomber said the jet fighter was struck by shrapnel and the damage was currently being assessed to see if the aircraft could be repaired. As you might expect, Russians were not happy and pointed out that the planes aren’t even in shelters. One claimed Ukraine hit it with stealth drones. Or maybe it was the Secret Jewish Space Laser. “I'll only add a spoonful of honey right away. The plane is not badly damaged. The asses of those who slept through the UAV will be severely damaged. I hope the commission will decide to restore it, given that there are few of those” x /5. Comment of an another Russian source: “I don’t comment on the news about the Su-57 only because it burns so much that I’m afraid I’ll talk about it so much that it will be enough for the whole article. I'll only add a spoonful of honey right away. The plane is not badly… pic.twitter.com/LfzM0oY0t1 — Special Kherson Cat 🐈🇺🇦 (@bayraktar_1love) June 9, 2024 x "Now they are checking whether the fighter plane can be recovered or not. If not, it will be the first combat loss of an SU-57 in history". “How was it possible to lose an aircraft worth 8 billion dollars”. “While you are laughing at the Ukrainians, they bombed the pride of our… pic.twitter.com/P1NMd629Va — Jürgen Nauditt 🇩🇪🇺🇦 (@jurgen_nauditt) June 9, 2024 Ukraine also is reported to have hit another ship (possibly a landing ship) of the Black Sea fleet in the Sea of Azov at Yeisk. x " Near Yeisk, it was possible that it was not the BDK [landing ship] that was hit, but another ship , reports the Crimean Wind monitoring group, citing satellite imagery data This morning, a ship 96 meters long was spotted in the Yeisk roadstead (measured from a satellite image,… pic.twitter.com/6KwtKigYhC — PS01 (@PStyle0ne1) June 9, 2024 x ***UPDATE*** Unconfirmed reports that #Ukraine struck a #Russian landing ship in Sea of Azov. A group of Russian Navy ships sailed to Sea of Azov a couple of days ago. Awaiting further info #OSINT File image @YorukIsik pic.twitter.com/hCkZd70Siw — H I Sutton (@CovertShores) June 9, 2024 Meanwhile, over near Belgorod … another ammo dump is blessed by Ammo Dump Jesus while Ukrainians troll Russia by planting a Ukrainian flag on a communications tower. x Russian media report that a Russian ammunitions warehouse is on fire after an attack in Belgorod region. https://t.co/mZfYpO76U3 pic.twitter.com/eT00teb8kR — Anton Gerashchenko (@Gerashchenko_en) June 9, 2024 x A fire erupted at a Russian ammo depot in Rakitnoye district (Russia's Belgorod Oblast) after reported Ukrainian strikes, while a drone planted Ukraine's flag in the region's other village.https://t.co/Sf3ZS8CpUU 📹Belgorod TG channels pic.twitter.com/WYlQwjsDnn — Euromaidan Press (@EuromaidanPress) June 9, 2024 x A Ukrainian warplane has for the first time fired a weapon that struck a target inside Russia, a Ukrainian military source said to Sky News. He added that a "Russian command node" was hit today in the area of Bilhorod.https://t.co/rzZ1k9Ycyy — NOELREPORTS 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 (@NOELreports) June 9, 2024 This is Igor Gundarov, a man with a death wish. He is a Doctor of Medicine, a professor, a member of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences, and an expert of the Russian State Duma. He says Putin, who wants Russians to make a lot more babies, is useless and Russians suffer from “an epidemic of psychogenic infertility and erectile dysfunction.” I predict Igor will soon fall out of a window — accidentally of course. x ‼️This!!! “Nobody’s left to inseminate. Because children are not made with a finger and everyone who can make children ends up in the tall grass of the steppes near Kherson.” I don’t know who this Russian official is but he must think he can fly and is immune to poison.… pic.twitter.com/CFIB1YamQa — Natalka (@NatalkaKyiv) June 9, 2024 Gosh, that’s a damn shame about your truck. x 😁 Z-cockroaches complain that a Ukrainian drone burned their Ural vehicle. pic.twitter.com/U1dXC0ImQu — ✙ Albina Fella ✙ 🇺🇦🇬🇧🇫🇷🇩🇪🇵🇱🇺🇸🇨🇦🇦🇺 (@albafella1) June 8, 2024 They were treated like meat?!?! I’M SO SHOCKED. x “We are thrown into the attack like meat, without tanks, mortars or artillery. I saw many of our corpses. There is no one left from the first and third battalions. Our 9th regiment is definitely not there [eliminated]. 2000 - 25000 of our people are dead. Our commander has… pic.twitter.com/7JSRFJOGz1 — ✙ Albina Fella ✙ 🇺🇦🇬🇧🇫🇷🇩🇪🇵🇱🇺🇸🇨🇦🇦🇺 (@albafella1) June 8, 2024 Not much left of that building. x A Russian drone operator is hunted by a drone swarm on the left bank 💥💥💥 pic.twitter.com/wzjfJcDd2J — PS01 (@PStyle0ne1) June 8, 2024 Dead men walking x In Ulan-Ude, Buryatia [occupied by russia] citizens from Central Asia are caught to be sent to meat assaults in Ukraine. I appeal to the citizens of Central Asia: leave russia before they send you to the front as meat. You are expendable for the butcher and dictator… pic.twitter.com/BaSVep5u7b — ✙ Albina Fella ✙ 🇺🇦🇬🇧🇫🇷🇩🇪🇵🇱🇺🇸🇨🇦🇦🇺 (@albafella1) June 8, 2024 I guess they didn’t read the fine print on their scholarships. x russia is reportedly compelling young Africans to fight in the war against Ukraine, using threats of deportation, as detailed by Bloomberg. European officials estimate that thousands of migrants and foreign students have been coerced by the Kremlin into joining the fight… pic.twitter.com/KDxbt2Tcx3 — Jürgen Nauditt 🇩🇪🇺🇦 (@jurgen_nauditt) June 9, 2024 This level of sickness in a culture cannot be fixed. x Also, ruzZian soldiers often contacted the relatives of unlawfully imprisoned people in occupied territories and demanded money, while sending photos & videos of the tørture sessions to the victim's families. It was common in occupied Kherson & Zaporizhzhia regions. pic.twitter.com/4fh4gqjMIG — TheLvivJournal (@LvivJournal) June 9, 2024 His luck finally ran out. x 66 year old retired GRU Spetsnaz Lieutenant Colonel Бабкин Андрей Геннадьевич (Babkin Andrey Gennadievicч), a veteran of Afghanistan, the Caucasus and Transnistria, volunteered for war and was eliminated in Ukraine.https://t.co/HnLPW3r4Ff pic.twitter.com/f6ThdYM07y — KIU ✪ Russian Officers killed in Ukraine 🇨🇿🇺🇦 (@KilledInUkraine) June 8, 2024 Not exactly KC and the Sunshine Band but you can dance to it. 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