01/28/2026
On Wednesday, January 28, the aggressor country Russia lost another Su-34 fighter-bomber . The crew was also eliminated along with the plane.
This was reported by Russian propagandist Fighterbomber (Ilya Tumanov). He first published a black-and-white photo of the Su-34, and then supplemented it with a poem. Information about the loss of the fighter along with the crew also appeared in other Russian public forums.
It is currently unknown whether the Su-34 was shot down or crashed for other reasons. However, judging by the mentions of the war in the Russian posts, the first option is the most likely.
The Su-34 is a Soviet/Russian all-weather, two-seat fighter-bomber developed at the Sukhoi Design Bureau.
It was designed to deliver precision missile and bomb strikes on enemy ground targets at operational and tactical depth , as well as to engage enemy air targets. The aircraft can reach speeds of up to 1,900 km/h at altitudes of up to 14.6 km.
In July 2025, the Independent Anti-Corruption Commission and Hunterbrook Media published a report identifying and establishing the origin of 1,115 of 1,119 foreign-made electronic components used in Russian Su-34 and Su-35S aircraft.
Manufacturers include Texas Instruments, Analog Devices, Intel, Murata, Maxim, OnSemi, Vicor and other leading companies. The main countries of origin are the USA, Germany, Japan, Taiwan and South Korea. In total, 68% of the electronics in the Russian Su-34 bomber come from the USA, another 16.2% are products from Japan.
As OBOZ.UA reported, last year the Russian Aerospace Forces lost 15 aircraft. Thanks to attacks by long-range SBU drones on five enemy airfields, even the more or less modern equipment of the Russian Aerospace Forces will no longer fly.
“It is currently unknown whether the Su-34 was shot down or crashed for other reasons.”
Either option is fine with me. As long as the plane is wrecked and the crew is dead.
Maybe their is another option. Maybe it was shot down by russian air defence. 😂
Yes, that’s also likely. 😄
Yes that is another equally possible option, lol. It may also have been some Ukrainian or CIA migrating geese. 😉 There is also a 2nd report that they also lost an Su-30.