Russia’s Su-34 “Fullback” bomber, which performed “exceptionally well” in the “permissive environment” of Syria, faced a “trial by fire” in Ukraine. -It initially suffered “severe attrition,” with ...

Key Points and Summary - The Su-34 has been pivotal and punished in Ukraine. Open-source visuals indicate 37–41 airframes lost—about 30% of Russia’s pre-war inventory—largely to layered Ukrainian air ...