Over the past three days, Ukraine’s Air Force has destroyed six Russian planes – four Su-34 and two Su-35 fighters, amounting to an estimated cost to the Russian military of around $400 million.
On February 17th, Ukrainian Air Force reported the downing of three enemy aircraft in the east – two Su-34 fighter-bombers and one Su-35 fighter. By Sunday morning, another Russian fighter had been added to the tally. “Around six o’clock, the warriors of the Air Command ‘East’ grounded another Russian aircraft – a Su-34 fighter-bomber in the eastern direction,” press service of the Ukrainain Air Force noted.
However, the count did not stop there. On Monday, February 20th, residents of occupied Mariupol reported explosions and plane crashes at sea. Later, on social media, it was reported that signals from two Russian aircraft vanished from radars. Eventually, the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ Air Force reported that they had destroyed two Russian planes, which had been hitting Ukrainian forces’ positions with guided air bombs – one Su-34 fighter-bomber and one Su-35S fighter.
Consequently, Russia has lost six fighters over Ukraine in one week, with total combat aircraft losses increasing from 332 to 338.
F16s already paying off or does ground based anti air also fall under the Air Force?
Did the F16s arrive?
Six Russian aircraft. This is three Russian batches.
Republicans will ensure Russia has plenty of air assets.
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Over the past three days, Ukraine’s Air Force has destroyed six Russian planes – four Su-34 and two Su-35 fighters, amounting to an estimated cost to the Russian military of around $400 million.
On February 17th, Ukrainian Air Force reported the downing of three enemy aircraft in the east – two Su-34 fighter-bombers and one Su-35 fighter. By Sunday morning, another Russian fighter had been added to the tally. “Around six o’clock, the warriors of the Air Command ‘East’ grounded another Russian aircraft – a Su-34 fighter-bomber in the eastern direction,” press service of the Ukrainain Air Force noted.
However, the count did not stop there. On Monday, February 20th, residents of occupied Mariupol reported explosions and plane crashes at sea. Later, on social media, it was reported that signals from two Russian aircraft vanished from radars. Eventually, the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ Air Force reported that they had destroyed two Russian planes, which had been hitting Ukrainian forces’ positions with guided air bombs – one Su-34 fighter-bomber and one Su-35S fighter.
Consequently, Russia has lost six fighters over Ukraine in one week, with total combat aircraft losses increasing from 332 to 338.
F16s already paying off or does ground based anti air also fall under the Air Force?
Did the F16s arrive?
Six Russian aircraft. This is three Russian batches.
Republicans will ensure Russia has plenty of air assets.