Over the course of six months, the Ukrainian military shot down more than 30 Russian planes
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- Olena Kozubovska
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14:11, 28 June, 2024
In the first six months of 2024, more than 30 Russian military aircraft were hit.
This was reported in the StratCom of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
According to a map published by Сentre for Strategic Communications, 13 Su-34 fighter-bombers were destroyed in the first half of 2024. Of them, 12 are in Luhansk region and one is in the south. One Russian Su-35 and its Su-35S modification were also shot down in the south.
In general, among the affected Russian aircraft:
- nine Su-25;
- one Su-57;
- two MiG-31;
- about 13 Su-34;
- one Su-35;
- one Su-35S;
- two A-50 aircraft;
- one Il-22M11;
- one Tu-22M3.
For the first time, StratCom of the Armed Forces published a map of the affected Russian aircraft.It is noted that the number of aircraft, their models and modifications, as well as the locations of damage are indicated conditionally.
«The Armed Forces of Ukraine continue to effectively destroy Russian combat aircraft, including with the use of Western weapons... The number of aircraft, their models and modifications, as well as the locations of damage are tentatively indicated. Some of the planes were damaged, but could return to airfields for long-term repairs. In addition, in some cases it was impossible to reliably establish the models of the destroyed aircraft,» said StratCom.
We will remind, on February 23, Ukrainian defenders destroyed a «valuable Russian aircraft» of long-range radar detection A-50U. It began to lose altitude near the city of Yeisk. It is worth noting that Russia had only 9 such aircraft, but not all of them were combat-capable. The A-50 aircraft is a long-range radar detection and control aircraft capable of conducting reconnaissance and targeting for strikes.