The Su-24M front-line bomber, shot down in the Bakhmut area, was specially searched for.

After the founder of Wagner PMC Yevgeny Prigozhin published a video of strikes by a Su-24M front-line supersonic bomber, "inviting" the President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky to take part in the next battle, promising to leave Bakhmut if the latter won, the hunt for the Su-24M bomber could conduct purposefully, believing that Prigozhin could again be a member of the crew. Moreover, the bomber's flight route could well have been abandoned, since earlier there were no APU MANPADS crews in this direction.

At the moment, it is known that the bomber was seriously damaged, however, he was able to land on one of the airfields. At the same time, Prigozhin noted that this is the same plane, of which he was a member of the crew a few days ago.

“Yes, indeed, it was this board that was attacked today from the ground by enemy air defense systems. The pilot performed a miracle, landed a burning car, having fully completed the combat mission. At the moment, technicians are repairing the aircraft", - said the founder of PMC "Wagner" Yevgeny Prigozhin.

Against the background of how the Wagner PMC mercenaries are actively storming Bakhmut, it is likely that we are really talking about a targeted attempt to eliminate Prigozhin.