Social media users have widely circulated helmet camera footage showing a Russian fighter pilot ejecting from a damaged Sukhoi-25 at a low altitude. According to reports, this is the first footage captured by a helmet camera showing a pilot ejecting from a plane in a combat zone. Independent confirmation of this information was not possible.
The damaged Sukhoi-25 is shown straining to maintain level flight over broad terrain in a video published by a military documentary channel on YouTube and attributed to a Russian aviation Instagram account.
A few seconds later, the jet flies for approximately a kilometer before slamming into the ground and exploding. The pilot is then seen jumping out of the aircraft.
The pilot hit the ground in less than 10 seconds after ejecting at a dangerously low altitude. The headgear camera pans toward the horizon as the pilot scans it.
Social media users have widely circulated helmet camera footage showing a Russian fighter pilot ejecting from a damaged Sukhoi-25 at a low altitude. According to reports, this is the first footage captured by a helmet camera showing a pilot ejecting from a plane in a combat zone. Independent confirmation of this information was not possible.
The damaged Sukhoi-25 is shown straining to maintain level flight over broad terrain in a video published by a military documentary channel on YouTube and attributed to a Russian aviation Instagram account.
A few seconds later, the jet flies for approximately a kilometer before slamming into the ground and exploding. The pilot is then seen jumping out of the aircraft.
The pilot hit the ground in less than 10 seconds after ejecting at a dangerously low altitude. The headgear camera pans toward the horizon as the pilot scans it.
After Ukrainian forces made up lost ground, Russian forces recently experienced setbacks.