Ukraine claims it struck Su-57 fighter jet deep inside Russia

Ukraine said its forces hit an ultra-modern Russian warplane stationed on an airbase nearly 600km (370 miles) from the front lines.

Kyiv’s main military intelligence service on Sunday shared satellite photos it said showed the aftermath of the attack. If confirmed, it would mark Ukraine’s first known successful strike on a twin-engined Su-57 stealth jet, lauded as Moscow’s most advanced fighter plane.

In one photo, black soot marks and small craters can be seen dotting a concrete strip around the parked aircraft.

According to the Main Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense, the strike took place on Saturday at the Akhtubinsk base in southern Russia, some 589km from the front line.

The Ukrainian agency said the plane, which is capable of carrying stealth missiles across hundreds of kilometres, was among “a countable few” of its type in Moscow’s arsenal.