For Ukraine, this is a significant event since the beginning of the Russian invasion.
THE President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyand military officials said Ukrainian forces fired on Friday three Russian Sukhoi Su-34 tactical bombers In the south of the country. L'Russian army did not mention the incident.
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However, Russian bloggers acknowledged the loss and analysts hinted at it Patriot missiles had probably been used. Portal could not independently confirm this information.
A major event
During his daily speech, Volodymyr Zelensky congratulated the unit responsible for the region's anti-aircraft defenseOdessa for shooting down planes in the region Kherson.
For Yurii Ihnat, spokesman for the Air Force Command of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, the Russians “took risks” “by trying to penetrate deeper into the defenses of our armed forces with air-to-ground bombs.”
In fact, as Ihnat explained to the media RBC-Ukraine, the Su-34 bombers use “guided air-to-surface bombs of 500 kg, which can fly 20-25 km. But if you want and want to strike, we have to…” . come closer.” Here the Ukrainians were able to “take them by surprise”.
The destruction of these aircraft is a major event for the Ukrainian army.