General Staff confirms destruction of Su-57 and Su-34 aircraft in strikes on Shagol airfield

The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has confirmed the destruction of Russian Su-57 and Su-34 aircraft at the Shagol airfield in the Chelyabinsk Oblast of the Russian Federation on April 25.

According to Ukrinform, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported this on Facebook.

“The results of measures to reduce the enemy’s ability to strike civilian targets on the territory of Ukraine have been confirmed,” the statement reads.

Thus, on April 25, 2026, at the Shagol airfield in the Chelyabinsk region of the Russian Federation, soldiers of the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ Unmanned Systems Forces struck several Su-57 fighters and a Su-34 fighter-bomber.

The extent of the damage is being determined.

The targets were located approximately 1,700 km from Ukraine’s state border, the General Staff noted.

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As reported by Ukrinform, on the night of May 1, the Defense Forces struck the Tuapse and Perm oil refineries in Russia, a Buk-M3 air defense system in the temporarily occupied Donetsk region, and warehouses belonging to Russian invaders.

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