the Kiev forces today shot down a second Russian Su-34 fighter, bringing the number of enemy aircraft struck in February to 12.. “After successful combat operations against enemy aircraft, two more Su-34 fighter bombers were destroyed in the directions of Avdiivka and Mariupol on February 29,” General Oleksandr Sersky, Commander-in-Chief of Ukrainian forces, wrote on Facebook.
In February, the Ukrainians shot down dozens of Russian military aircraft, including an A-50 spy plane. Another warning and control aircraft was shot down in mid-January. According to British military intelligence, Russia now has only seven A50s left.
An A-50 was shot down, the latest of Kiev's claims
The latest claim that an A-50 plane was shot down while flying over the Sea of Azov came on February 23, via an announcement by Air Force Commander Mykola Oleschuk. According to the Kiev Independent newspaper, Russia has nine A-50 aircraft, and the Ukrainians shot down another of these aircraft over the Sea of Azov on January 14.
As warning and surveillance aircraft, the A-50s can detect air defense systems, guide missiles and coordinate targets for Russian fighters. In February, the Ukrainians announced the downing of several Russian aircraft: two Su-34s on the 21st, one Su-34 and one Su-35 on the 19th, one Su-34 on the 18th, and two Su-34s on the 18th. Su-34 and one Su-34. -35 XVIII.
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