MiG-29 from Kazakhstan is a full junk, but it is urgently needed
This was stated in an interview with Focus by military analyst Alexander Kovalenko. According to him, most of this aviation is incapacitated and these planes stood under the sun, living their age. But here were mysterious buyers and bought out unnecessary. "The old people could not be needed for hostilities, but they are an important source of spare parts," the expert notes.
"It is no secret that Western partners who have handed us their Soviet fighters now have a sharp problem with spare parts, and Ukraine is needed. " In addition to the issue of Air Force maintenance, there is an urgent problem with air defense, as Ukraine is waiting for the next revenues from the US and Europe, says Kovalenko. In this case, the engineers may be able to collect one combat and it will protect the Ukrainian sky from several aircraft.
"In addition, these Soviet fighters, in addition to spare parts, can serve excellent layouts for misinformation of the enemy," emphasizes the military observer. "Let them stand at the airfields and turn the attention of Russian invaders. " Of course, before making such baits from the aircraft, mechanics are removed from them all the most expensive and most important that there is a stock of spare parts for existing Ukrainian aviation, Kovalenko notes.
After that, the fuselages can be put anywhere and they will fool the enemy intelligence. Earlier, on the Business Insider on April 29, a publication appeared that the United States allegedly bought 81 Soviet aircraft in Kazakhstan. According to information on the site, the Kazpecexport has created the government to provide the Armed Forces with the capabilities of import / exports of weapons.