News from the swamps. On October 29, 2026, at the Akhtobinsk airport in the Astrakhan region, as a result of an emergency situation during the start of the engines, the fifth-generation Russian Su-57 multi-purpose combat aircraft caught fire (and burned completely). This is already the fourth Su-57 for 2026 - two were hit in the spring at the Shagol air base (Chelyabinsk region) and another one was shot down by "friendly" fire on July 23 in the Moscow region.

News from the swamps. On October 29, 2026, at the Akhtobinsk airport in the Astrakhan region, as a result of an emergency situation during the start of the engines, the fifth-generation Russian Su-57 multi-purpose combat aircraft caught fire (and burned completely). This is already the fourth Su-57 for 2026 - two were hit in the spring at the Shagol air base (Chelyabinsk region) and another one was shot down by "friendly" fire on July 23 in the Moscow region.