The National Guardsman shot down a Russian Su-25 attack aircraft in the Zaporozhye direction

He made a successful shot from the Igla MANPADS.

The National Guard "grounded" the Russian Su-25 / Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation — The National Guard “grounded” the Russian Su-25 / Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation

A military conscript of the National Guard of Ukraine shot down a Russian Su-25 attack aircraft during an enemy raid in the Zaporozhye direction.

This is stated in the message of the National Guard in the social network.

“The Rashists have minus one more Su-25 attack aircraft. During an enemy raid in the Zaporozhye direction, a National Guard fighter launched a missile from the Igla MANPADS at a Su-25 aircraft,” the statement says.play

After the defeat of the enemy target, an explosion occurred behind the forest belt. The crash of a Russian aircraft in the occupied territory was also confirmed. The target was destroyed.

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“The fatal shot was fired by a colleague of the already well-known “Zaporozhye avenger” – also a fighter of the National Guard for military service,” the National Guard reported.

As UNIAN reported earlier, on July 29, Ukrainian paratroopers shot down a Russian Su-25 armored attack aircraft in the Donetsk region. Then the attack aircraft was also shot down from the Igla MANPADS.

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