The AFU likely shot down an Su-34 fighter from an American F-16 – ISW.

A Russian blogger associated with the aviation sector reported a possible downing of a Russian Su-34 fighter by a Ukrainian F-16 aircraft. If this information is confirmed, it will be the first case of a Russian fighter being destroyed by a plane provided to Ukraine by Western partners. This is reported by analysts from the Institute for the Study of War (ISW).

In the Institute for the Study of War report, it is mentioned that the blogger confirmed the loss of the Su-34 plane but did not provide details of the incident. He also reported the death of the fighter crew but denied that it happened due to an AFU strike. Other sources believe that the cause of the accident could have been a technical malfunction or human error.

A Russian Telegram channel associated with the aviation group "Dnepr" claimed that the Ukrainian F-16 likely shot down the Russian Su-34 during a bombing using high-explosive bombs about 50 km from the front.

Later, the same channel stated that the accident might have occurred due to a technical malfunction or crew error, indicating problems with outdated Russian planes and pilot fatigue. The channel also accused other military bloggers linked to the Kremlin of hiding the truth about the Su-34 crash and sabotaging AFU's countermeasures against the F-16.

It should be noted that it was previously known that a plane crashed in Russia, with four people on board, and one of the crew members died.

It was also reported earlier that on June 14th, a Russian Su-24 aircraft violated Swedish airspace and was intercepted by Gripen fighters.

In April, the Swedish Air Force announced that together with German fighters, they intercepted a Russian reconnaissance aircraft Il-20 near the Swedish coast.