Russian Air Force Su-34 Fullback Destroyed

A Su-34 fighter-bomber was destroyed at Khanskaya Air Base near Maykop, in Russia's Republic of Adygea, during a Ukrainian drone attack on the night of 3 to 4 October 2026, according to Ukraine's Security Service (SBU), whose Alpha unit claimed the strike about 500 km from the front together with a Su-35 and an ammunition depot. Satellite imagery taken on the morning of 4 October and assessed by the Institute for the Study of War indicates that both aircraft were destroyed. Russia has not commented on any aircraft losses at the base, which hosts a pilot training regiment and combat aircraft used to drop guided glide bombs.