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India Today
20-06-2025
- India Today
Fact Check: Viral video of jet being shot down is Russian — NOT an Israeli F-35!
Iran claimed it successfully took down three Israeli F-35 fifth-generation stealth jets. While Israel denied Tehran's claim, a video now going viral purports to show just that. Many shared a video of a fighter jet shooting down another one in a dogfight, alleging the latter was an Israeli Today Fact Check, however, found that the viral video shows a Russian SU-25 mistakenly shooting down its PROBE Responding to the viral post, several people pointed out that the viral video did not show an Israeli F-35 jet but a Russian SU-25 being accidentally hit by friendly fire in Ukraine.A reverse search of keyframes from the viral clip led us to the same video, shared on YouTube on June 13, with the title: 'FRIENDLY FIRE: Russian Su-25 shot down by its own wingman.' We also found several news reports from June that featured the viral video. As per the Daily Express, the video showed a Russian SU-25 fighter mistakenly shooting down his wingman during a routine mission. The incident took place on June 13 near Soledar in Russia-occupied Donetsk. Reportedly, Russian military sources acknowledged that their SU-25 went down. There was no evidence that the fighter jet was brought down by hostile Ukraine-based news outlets also reported this. According to the Kyiv Independent, a Russian SU-25 attack aircraft from the Russian Aerospace Forces crashed on June 13. The pilot was successfully rescued. The SU-25 is a Soviet-era aircraft developed by Sukhoi in the late it's clear that the video does not show Iran shooting down an Israeli F-35 Watch Want to send us something for verification? Please share it on our at 73 7000 7000 You can also send us an email at factcheck@
Yahoo
13-06-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Russian Su-25 jet reportedly crashes in Donetsk Oblast
Editor's note: This is a developing story and is being updated. A Russian SU-25 fighter jet reportedly crashed over Donetsk Oblast on June 13, Russian social media channels reported. Videos posted on social media of the purported crash by bloggers with close ties to the Russian Air Force appear to show the plane crashing into a field after closely being followed by another fighter jet. The circumstances of the crash remain unclear as rumours swirl of Russian 'friendly fire' as a potential cause of the crash. The Kyiv Independent cannot independently verify the crash or the details surrounding it. Neither the Ukrainian nor Russian military have commented on the reported crash. The Su-25, a Soviet-designed close-air support aircraft developed by Sukhoi in the late 1970s, is built for battlefield survivability. It features heavy armor and can withstand enemy fire. The aircraft has been widely used in various conflicts, including in Afghanistan, Chechnya, and, more recently, in Ukraine, where both Russian and Ukrainian forces operate the platform. Ukraine has downed multiple Russian Su-25s throughout the war. On Feb. 8, Ukraine's military reported shooting down a Russian Su-25 near the town of Toretsk in Donetsk Oblast. In another instance, Russia's Defense Ministry said on on March 24 that Russian Su-25 attack aircraft crashed during a routine training flight in Primorye Krai in Russia's Far East. The incident comes less than two week following Ukraine's 'Operation Spiderweb' in which Ukrainian drones smuggled deep inside Russia and hidden inside trucks struck as many as 41 Russian heavy bombers at four airfields across the country. Read also: Ukraine war latest: Ukrainian MiG-29 strikes Russian drone hub, ammo depot in Zaporizhzhia direction, releases video We've been working hard to bring you independent, locally-sourced news from Ukraine. Consider supporting the Kyiv Independent.
