13 Russian Fighter Jets Lost In 13 Days

Russia keeps losing their fighter jets and bombers to Ukraine, a country that no longer has a real air force. So how are they doing it? The author claims that Russia is flying many more sorties and bombing missions that leave them vulnerable to powerful Patriot system missiles and even Ukraine's ex-Soviet S-200s. The theory is that Russia is trying to inflict as much damage as they possibly can ahead of the presidential election held March 15-17. The problem with that is they're taking horrendous and unsustainable losses. On Saturday, Ukraine knocked two more of them from the sky.

Source: Forbes

The Ukrainian defense ministry on Saturday claimed its air-defense troops shot down yet another Russian air force Sukhoi Su-34 fighter-bomber: the 11th Su-34 the Ukrainians claimed they destroyed in just two weeks alongside two Sukhoi Su-35 fighters and a rare Beriev A-50 radar plane.

The Ukrainians’ unprecedented aerial kill-streak—14 planes in 13 days—speaks to the air-defenders’ bravery and skill and the effectiveness of their unique integrated air-defense system, which combines old Soviet radars and missiles with the latest Western radars and missiles.

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