Two Su-34 fighter jets destroyed in Russia’s Volgograd region — Ukrainian Navy
Two Su-34 fighter-bombers, which the Russian military uses to launch guided airstrikes against Ukraine, were destroyed at the "Marinovka" airfield in Russia's Volgograd Oblast. The two fighter-bombers are worth approximately $100 million.
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