Russian Su-57 fighter crashes near Moscow; Ukrainian cyber hack claimed as cause (euobserver.com)
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- Su-57 crashed near Moscow; pilot survived.
- Inform Napalm claims Ukrainian cyber operation caused Russian air defense to down its own jet.
- Russia denies; incident could be first cyber-assisted shootdown of a fighter.
"A Russian Su-57 crashed in Moscow region on July 23. Russia cites technical failure; Ukrainian volunteer group Inform Napalm claims it was shot down by Russian air defense hacked by Ukraine. The group says it used HUMINT and cyber means to force the Bars Moscow unit to down the aircraft. If true, this would be the first combat aircraft loss via cyberattack. Ukraine has not commented."
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