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| Russian Su-34 shot down near Mariupol |
| 2023-12-25 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. Different encounter than the one which reportedly resulted in three downed SU-34s. Russian Ministry of Defense confirmed a different encounter (Item @ 09:20 and @08:25) indicating more than one were downed. Ukrainian reports do not indicate the location of the encounters, but the Russian report does: at Krynki (near the Dnepr river). This specific encounter took place near Mariupol. Ukrainian news reports say a fifth advanced aircraft, an SU-30 was downed at Odessa. [Korrespondent] The Russians lost four Su-34s in three days Also in the Odessa direction there was combat work on the Russian Su-30 in the Black Sea. The results are still being verified. Air defense forces shot down another Russian Su-34 fighter-bomber. This was announced by the commander of the Air Force of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Nikolai Oleshchuk in Telegram on Sunday, December 24. “The defeat of the Su-34 fighter-bomber in the Mariupol direction by our anti-aircraft missile system has been confirmed,” he wrote. According to Oleschuk, the Russian plane did not return to the airfield. He also added that in the Odessa direction there was combat work on the Russian Su-30 in the Black Sea. “We are studying objective control materials to know for sure whether the target was hit or not,” the commander said. Let us remind you that on December 22, three Su-34 fighters were destroyed at once in the south of Ukraine. According to the speaker of the Air Force of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Yuriy Ignat, the pilots of Russian aircraft became insolent and tried to fly closer to strike Ukrainian fighters. More from lb.ua The defenders shot down the Su-34 in the direction of Mariupol They are also checking the data on the downing of an Su-30 in the Odesa direction. by Iryna Lysohor Defense forces shot down a Su-34 in the direction of Mariupol. The enemy plane was hit by an anti-aircraft missile system. They are also checking data on the impressions of the enemy Su-30 that was flying over the Odesa region this evening. This was reported by Air Force Commander Mykola Oleschuk. "On the Odesa direction, there was combat work on the Russian Su-30 in the Black Sea - we are studying the materials of objective control to know for sure whether the target was hit or not. But... it was confirmed that our anti-aircraft missile system hit the Su-34 fighter-bomber in Mariupol direction! He did not return to the airfield," he wrote. This downed Su-34 is already the fourth this week. On December 22, in the Southern direction, the Ukrainian military shot down three Russian Su-34 fighter-bombers at once. |
| Posted by:badanov |
| #4 Perhaps Iran can sell them F-14s? Top Gun? /"Did you see the sequel?" |
| Posted by: Frank G 2023-12-25 17:11 |
| #3 Ukraine 'downs fourth Su-34 fighter jet in three days' and strikes Russian-held Horlivka triggering huge inferno |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2023-12-25 16:08 |
| #2 ^ *Snicker* |
| Posted by: Frank G 2023-12-25 11:20 |
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| Posted by: badanov 2023-12-25 10:54 |