Ukraine claims successful attack on advanced Russian warplane

A Russian soldier stands next to a 2A65 ‘Msta-B’ howitzer at a position in an undisclosed location in Ukraine (Russian Defence Ministry/AP)

Ukraine has said its forces hit an ultra-modern Russian warplane stationed on an air base nearly 400 miles from the front line, after its Western allies allowed Kyiv to use their weapons for limited strikes inside Russia.

Kyiv’s main military intelligence service on Sunday shared satellite photos it said show the aftermath of the attack. If confirmed, it would mark Ukraine’s first known successful strike on a Su-57 fighter plane, a twin-engine stealth fighter lauded as Moscow’s most advanced military aircraft.