Russian blunder: Putin fooled by fake Ukrainian Su-25 war plane after air strike

Russian media claimed precision Lancet drone attack on Ukrainian warplane was later exposed as strike hits worthless decoy in Dnepropetrovsk's Dolgintsevo. An explosion is seen from aerial footage and the valuable Su-25M1 appears to have been obliterated. But Russian sources soon realised they had hit a fake warplane - a decoy. “There is reason to believe that the Su-25 destroyed by the Lancet turned out to be a decoy,” posted Military Informant channel. “This is evidenced by the atypical connection of the wings with the engines, the lack of mechanisation of the wings and the crookedly made cockpit canopy.” Read more here: #:~:text=FLOP GUN-,Russians celebrate vid of '£9m Ukrainian Su-25 jet,realising what it REALLY is&text=MAJOR Russian news outlets boasted,had destroyed a worthless decoy. The Sun newspaper brings you the latest breaking news videos and explainers from the UK and around the world Become a Sun Subscriber and hit the bell to be the first to know Read The Sun: Like The Sun on Facebook: Follow The Sun on Twitter: Subscribe to The Sun on Snapchat: #ukraine #russia #war