Russians celebrate ’Ukrainian jet being blown up’ by kamikaze drone…then realise what it REALLY is

Major Russian news outlets boasted a precision Lancet drone attack on a Ukrainian warplane on the ground - only to find that they had destroyed a worthless decoy. Footage shows the strike on Dolgintsevo in Dnepropetrovsk region, and at first sight it looks authentic. An explosion is seen from aerial footage and the valuable Su-25M1 appears to have been obliterated. “A satellite photo shows that this Ukrainian Su-25 was completely burned out,” says one Russian report. Major news outlets including the Kremlin’s official newspaper Rossiyskaya Gazeta seized on the attack on the airbase in Kryvyi Rih, Volodymyr Zelensky’s home city, some 45 miles from the frontline. But Russian sources soon realised they had hit a fake warplane - a decoy. Read more: 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:
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