Photo of the Russian damaged Su-34 fighter bomber

A Russian Air force Su-34 fighter bomber was badly damaged when its brake parachute failed during landing at Buturlinovka airfield in Voronezh on Jun. 4.

The aircraft is said to have skidded off the runway and flipped over. Luckily, no one was injured.

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