A Ukrainian Patriot Missile Crew Shot Down Five Russian Aircraft In Two Minutes—And Possibly Forced The Kremlin To Rethink Its Tactics
www.forbes.com
Eleven aviators died over Bryansk Oblast in what was one of the worst single-day losses for the Russian air force in the nearly 17 months of its wider war on Ukraine.
  • Incoherent@feddit.nlEnglish
    6·
    1 year ago

    From the article:

    • Su-34 fighter-bomber
    • Su-35 fighter
    • Mi-8MTPR-1 model carrying Rychag-AV radar-jamming equipment.
    • Mi-8 (Possibly search-and-rescue)
    • I don’t read any indication what would be the 5th aircraft

    The Patriot crew that day probably:
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  • Max_Power@feddit.deEnglish
    4·
    1 year ago

    Let’s hope Ukraine takes good care of those Patriot systems. They seem to be the most valuable target for Russia now.