The commander of the Ukrainian Air Force recently announced that the Ukrainian army successfully shot down three Su-34 fighters within 24 hours, and this important military news quickly attracted widespread attention from the international community.
Although this news was widely praised in the Western media, its veracity became the focus of discussion.
Today, we're going to take a closer look at these issues.
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Background knowledge: The Soviet Su-34 fighter-bomber (Russian Су-34учебно-боевойсамолет) is a two-seat, twin-engine all-weather fighter-bomber developed by the Sukhoi Design Bureau of Russia.
It is mainly used to attack ground and sea targets in the depth of the enemy's campaign tactics, suppress ground firepower, and have a certain air combat capability.
Recently, the commander of the Ukrainian Air Force, Nikolai Oleshyuk, revealed on social media that in the last 24 hours, the Ukrainian army successfully shot down three Su-34 fighter-bombers from Russia.
This sudden and heavy news immediately aroused an enthusiastic reaction from international public opinion.
Among them, many people, including Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, expressed their sincere respect and heartfelt gratitude to the Ukrainian pilots who fought bravely.
In the eyes of the Wall Street Journal and other media in the United States, this attack can be said to be the most outstanding operation of the Ukrainian army since the outbreak of the Russian-Ukrainian armed conflict.
In the face of this exciting news, the media of Western countries have positively affirmed and spoken highly of it.
However, due to the lack of valid evidence to support it, it has not been publicly confirmed by official Russian authorities.
Whether the Su-34 fighter was really shot down by the Ukrainian army has become a question full of doubts in people's minds.
Not only that, but only sporadic photos appeared in the report on the incident, and no detailed video footage was provided, further deepening public doubts about the authenticity of the news.
Although the information has not been confirmed, the Russian side has chosen to remain silent amid doubts.
In this regard, the Russian media "Eurasia Daily" published relevant comments, which seemed to have a certain degree of agreement with the reasonableness of the news.
Although it is not clear why Ukraine and Western countries are clinging to this victory and making special propaganda, it is foreseeable that if this is the case, this move will undoubtedly help Ukraine's current predicament, and further expose the economic interests behind the West's so-called "aid" to Ukraine for a long time.
The current military situation in Russia and Ukraine has long been well known to all parties.
Under the fierce offensive of the Russian army, the counterattack of the Ukrainian army is being severely tested.
This makes the Ukrainian army desperately need a big battle to stabilize the situation.
Now, with the news of the successful shooting down of a Russian fighter plane dramatically breaking out at this juncture, Ukraine will naturally not let go of this opportunity to proclaim victory.
All in all, although the question of whether the Su-34 fighter was shot down by the Ukrainian army has not been fully answered, the emergence of this military news undoubtedly highlights the complexity of the current Russia-Ukraine conflict and the severity of the global political environment.
However, in any case, the maintenance of peace and stability should remain the direction of the international community's joint efforts.
We hope that all parties in Ukraine can reach a consensus on this issue as soon as possible, so as to avoid an escalation of the conflict and bring benefits to the people of both sides.