Russian $50M stealth jet DOWNED over Moscow is sign that Putins air defences are failing

A RUSSIAN fighter jet has crashed and gone up in flames after a suspected friendly fire shootdown near Moscow.

Vladimir Putin‘s prized £37million warplane was engulfed in a huge fireball after its pilot desperately steered it away from civilians.

Military Analyst, Hamish de Bretton-Gordon, explains how this singular event is likely a key indicator of the conditions of Putin's air defences.

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