# HUR confirms Su-57 damaged by engine fire at Russian airfield

https://mins.news/en/item/125497

- The Kyiv Independent, 2026-11-02 13:08 UTC
- World
- Original: https://kyivindependent.com/su-57-destroyed-in-engine-fire-at-akhtubinsk-airfield-in-russia-hur-confirms/

> Ukraine’s military intelligence agency confirmed that a Russian Su-57 was damaged by an engine fire at Akhtubinsk airfield in Astrakhan Oblast on Oct. 29. HUR suggested the fire may have been linked to declining jet fuel quality amid Ukrainian long-range drone strikes on Russian oil refineries.

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