Satellite Images Show Su-34 Destruction Costing Russia $200 Million

Key Points:

• Ukrainian officials reported a missile strike on Russia's Borisoglebsk airfield in the Voronezh region, damaging six Sukhoi Su-34 fighter-bombers, with four reportedly destroyed, as shown in images shared by President Zelensky.
• The attack coincided with strained Ukraine-US relations, including disruptions to Ukraine's access to U.S. intelligence on Russian missile strikes and limitations on the Starlink satellite internet network used for military operations, though connectivity was later reportedly restored.
• Ukraine resumed attacks on Russian oil refineries, ending a brief energy ceasefire, while Russia launched strikes on Ukrainian power plants, causing widespread electricity outages affecting 600,000 people in Kyiv.
• Russia claimed Ukraine attempted a major attack on an oil refinery in the Ryazan region, causing a fire, amid ongoing energy infrastructure targeting by both sides to impact each other's economies and civilian morale.
• The Su-34 fighter-bombers, valued at up to $50 million each, are key Russian aircraft used for ground and naval strikes, and Ukraine used Neptune missiles, known for sinking Russia's Moskva, in the recent operation targeting the airfield.