Three Russian Su-34 fighter-bombers were shot down by the Ukrainian military on Friday, December 22.
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Aircraft of this model have not appeared in the statistics of Russian military losses for a long time. The Russian army now has dozens of such aircraft in service and continues to produce them. The Su-34 is considered one of the newest aircraft in service with the Russian Aerospace Forces. It is from them that the invaders launch air bombs and missile attacks. Press Secretary of the Air Force of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Yuriy Ignat stated this on air at the telethon.
Once again, the operation to destroy the enemy on the outskirts of our state was brilliantly planned… This time there were three planes in the southern direction at once, this has not happened for a long time. The Su-34 has not been included in our positive statistics for a long time, he said.
According to Ignat, the cost of one Su-34 is at least $50 million.
Meanwhile, Ukrainian journalist Andrey Tsaplienko published a photo on Telegram from the ejection site of one of the pilots of the downed Su-34. Russian military publications claim that their bombers were hit by a Patriot anti-aircraft missile system.
Let us recall that on December 22, the commander of the Air Force of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Nikolai Oleshchuk reported that at midnight in the southern direction, the Ukrainian military shot down three Russian Su-34 fighter-bombers at once.
Source: Racurs
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