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Alahna Kindred

Fiery wreck of Russia’s newest fighter jet burns with pilot kneeling beside it

New images show a Russian pilot kneeling next to a new fighter jet that has just been destroyed, Ukrainian forces have claimed.

The Su-35S, Flanker-E fighter jet, which costs £38million, was brought down near the city of Izyum, in the Kharkiv region, according to local news Nexta.

MP Anton Gerashchenko said the pilot ejected himself from the crash and was caught as he tried to escape.

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