Two more "birds": the Armed Forces destroyed the Russian planes Su-34 and Su-35C (photo)
According to him, the defenders eliminated one Su-34 fighter and one Su-35C fighter. The Commander of the Air Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Mykola Oleshchuk noted that enemy planes were able to destroy in the eastern direction. "This is our land, and our sky! Thank you all for the combat work! Next! . . ", - the message reads.
Thus, the command officially confirmed the information of social networks about the destruction of Russian aircraft, which in the morning of February 19 lost their connection. We will remind, on Sunday, February 18, Ukrainian defenders eliminated another Russian fighter-bomber of SU-34. On the same day, the warriors destroyed 12 shock drones of the Shahaned and a managed X-59 aviation missile.
On February 17, the Defense of Ukraine was shot down by three Russian fighters-two SU-34 and one SU-35-above the Donetsk region. Apparently, they attracted the reserve reserves of the PPO to cover the withdrawal of troops from Avdiivka. On February 12, the Military Courier announced that another Russian Su-34 fighter was flew in Ukraine. The plane was noticed during transportation to the Russian Federation from Ukraine.
On January 30, the Armed Forces reported that the Armed Forces were shot down by the Russian Su-34 bomber in the sky over the Luhansk region. On January 29, the SSSU press service reported that in Donetsk near Avdiivka a fighter of the State Tax Service with a call sign "Stokhid" knocked down an enemy Su-34, which attacked their positions.