US EditionRussian Su-30SM Fighter Jet Likely Down Near Snake Island, Ukrainian Navy Says
Wreckage of a Russian Su-30SM was found in the Black Sea as a search continues for the missing pilots after loss of contact during a mission near Snake Island.
- On August 14, 2025, Ukrainian Navy intelligence reported that a Russian Su-30SM fighter jet likely crashed southeast of Snake Island in the Black Sea.
- The crash occurred after a series of effective Ukrainian drone attacks on Russian airbases, with intercepted communications revealing that contact with the aircraft had been lost.
- British intelligence assessed the crash and noted that Russia has started building fortified shelters for aircraft near Ukraine’s border due to operational urgency.
- Wreckage appeared on the sea surface, and Kyiv confirmed the pilots remain missing amid ongoing Russian search-and-rescue efforts.
- This loss adds to multiple Russian Su-30 damages or destructions during the conflict, highlighting challenges to Moscow’s air operations near Ukraine.
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While the situation on the Donbas front is increasingly tilting in Russia's favor, Ukraine continues to carry out drone attacks in the Russian hinterland. Oil refineries were again targeted, and a transport ship, allegedly carrying Iranian ammunition and parts for Shahed drones, caught fire in the port of Olya in the Astrakhan region. The Russian Air Force lost an SU-30SM fighter jet near Snake Island, the cause of its crash is still unknown.
The Russian military has lost a Su-30SM fighter jet southeast of Snake Island, the Ukrainian military said. The Russian Interior Ministry has not yet commented on the information.
Ukrainian Navy Intercepts Radio Transmission of Russian Su-30SM Crash, Pilots Missing
The Ukrainian Navy's intelligence services intercepted a radio transmission about the loss of contact with a Russian Su-30SM aircraft, which was performing a mission southeast of Zmiinyi Island (Snake Island), according to a post on the official Telegram page of the Ukrainian Navy. The aircraft is believed to have crashed for unknown reasons. Currently, the Russian army is conducting a search-and-rescue operation. According to available informat…
The intelligence means of the Navy of the Armed Forces of Ukraine received radio intercepts about the loss of communication with the aircraft of the Russian invaders Su-30CM, which was performing tasks southeast of the island of Zmiiny. The aircraft probably crashed for unknown reasons.
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