Leaked images show Russian SU-33 fighter jet sinking in Mediterranean

Dramatic leaked footage has emerged displaying a Russian Sukhoi Su-33 fighter jet sinking into the Mediterranean after falling off Vladimir Putin ‘s ‘cursed’ plane provider. Video, shared to a number of military-focused Telegram channels this week, exhibits the fighter jet within the water whereas nonetheless connected to the ship it tried touchdown on by its arresting gear.

Smoke may also be seen pouring out of the uncovered elements of the aircraft within the clip which seems to have been filmed from just under the deck of the enormous Admiral Kuznetsov. A helicopter could be heard overhead, and seems to be shifting to pluck the unlucky pilot from the ocean after he ejected.

The sinking is known to have taken place in December, 2016. On the time, Russia ‘s protection ministry stated {that a} Su-33 fighter jet crashed into the Mediterranean Sea after returning to the Admiral Kuznetsov from a mission in Syria . On the time, the ministry blamed the sinking on ‘the failure of the arrester system’s cable’.

It added that the pilot who was within the aircraft on the time efficiently ejected and was unhurt. It was the second lack of a aircraft from Russia’s solely plane craft provider in two months. In November that 12 months, a MiG-29 crashed into the ocean whereas trying to land on the Admiral Kuznetsov. Each wrecks had been reportedly rescued by Russian specialists round a 12 months after they sank.

In 2016, the Admiral Kuznetsov was deployed to the jap Mediterranean as a part of Russia’s marketing campaign in Syria, launching the primary carrier-mounted assaults in Russian naval historical past. Its time in Syria was shortlived, and was ordered again to Russia in early 2017, and any delicate data or programs onboard had been seemingly both eliminated or destroyed.

The provider is the flagship of Russia’s navy, however has been out of motion since 2018, and has been sat in a drydock awaiting a refit and an improve. It’s not anticipated to make a return to worldwide waters till 2024 on the earliest, however Russian officers have stated that its return could possibly be pushed again if points come up throughout overhauling and testing.

The seemingly cursed ship has confronted a litany of troubles because it was briefly taken out of fee . The Admiral Kuznetsov has suffered a sequence of disasters since its launch in 1985 and is infamous for chugging black smoke. Regardless of this, the Kremlin has used it to attempt to mission navy would possibly removed from Russia’s shores.

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