The British Defense Ministry has said it is “highly likely” that Russian friendly fire downed one of Moscow’s most advanced frontline fighter jets over the southern Ukrainian city of Tokmak in late September.
Footage circulating last month after the incident indicated the loss of an Su-35S “Flanker M” multirole fighter jet around 12 miles south of the current frontline in the Zaporizhzhia region, over the strategic town of Tokmak which is a key goal of Kyiv’s ongoing counteroffensive operation.