Ukraine’s Air Force shoots down two more Russian warplanes

Ukraine’s Air Force destroyed two more Russian aircraft on the morning of Monday, 19 February: a Sukhoi Su-34 fighter-bomber and a Su-35 fighter jet.

Source: Oleksandr Syrskyi, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and Lieutenant General Mykola Oleshchuk, Commander of Ukraine’s Air Force, on social media

Quote from Syrskyi: Ukraine’s Air Force destroyed two Russian aircraft that were dropping guided bombs on the positions of our troops this morning. [The warplanes in question were] one Su-34 fighter-bomber and one Su-35S fighter jet.”

Details: Oleshchuk said that they had been shot down on the Eastern front.

Quote from Oleshchuk: “Two more Russian warplanes down! It’s our land and our sky! Thank you all for your combat work!

To be continued!”

Background:

https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2024/02/19/7442515

10 comments

  1. It appears the orcs are going all out with planes. How long can they keep this up? Losing 2 planes on a daily basis is going to get very expensive, especially if the pilots become toast in the process.

    • Hehehe, indeed, Foccusser. The chickens are coming home to roast (!) now, so to say. Looks like the 25 miles that the bombers can stand off when releasing their KABs aren’t a safe distance. Since they also have to go high for giving the glide bombs the necessary range, the jets will be illuminated by radar and thus become a target for Patriots or NASAMS. Russian aviation can’t afford such losses, production is too low. And how long will Russian pilots dare to conduct these missions, under such a dire threat? At least in that sector of the front, we’ll see less airstrikes, I guess.

      • I have a feeling that russia are going to throw everything they can at Ukraine while the US dithers in Congress. It’s no coincidence that the orcs have started to use their planes more, hoping to deplete Ukrainian air defence missiles.

  2. Very good indeed.
    Aviators worldwide are a sort of club : military and civilian. By definition they are of considerably above average intelligence. Generally they are affable people.
    Yet orc pilots put their hi tech killing machines into the air with the intention to murder Ukrainian civilians, as well as troops. And they are proud of themselves.
    They are vermin of the same level of evil as the butchers of Bucha.

Enter respectful comments here: