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The Su-27 that crashed in Ukraine was the "newest" in the Air Force - it is 30 years old

Revealed unexpected details in the case of the crash in the Zhytomyr region of the Ukrainian fighter Su-27.

Two days earlier, it became known that in the Zhytomyr region of Ukraine, during landing, a fourth-generation fighter Su-27 crashed, resulting in the death of a pilot on board. According to the Ukrainian media, the fighter in the Ukrainian Air Force had a 30 age.

"Su-27 with the onboard number" 55 ", which suffered a plane crash in the Zhytomyr region, was 1987 of the release year, and is one of the newest aircraft of this type, in service with the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, - the report says.

At the moment, the main version of the tragedy under consideration is considered to be a technical malfunction, however, given the information provided by a number of Ukrainian media outlets, the combat aircraft might not receive high-quality maintenance, and therefore, it simply went out of order.

In fact, the tragedy is being investigated, while the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense has not yet clarified whether the fighter’s flight was connected with the imposition of martial law in the country, or whether it is a matter of training flight.

 

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