The Ukrainian army shot a second Russian plane in twenty-four hours, according to Volodymyr Zelensky
In his daily address in the Ukrainians, on Saturday evening, President Zelensky said that the country’s armed forces had shot not one but two Russian combat aircraft, above Crimea, near Novorossiysk.
For his part, Kyrylo Budanov, the Ukrainian military intelligence chief (HUR) unveiled the details of the operation to the American site The War Zone. The operation took place on Friday in the Black Sea, when three Magura-7 naval drones [version équipée de missile antiaérien] have drawn American AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles-and not Russian manufacturing anti-73 missiles-against SU-30.
If it is difficult to independently check the claims of the Ukrainian services, a video showing the first destruction of the flanker was broadcast on social networks. Kyrylo Budanov said there was no video or image of the second commitment. The crew of the first SU-30 survived and was recovered in the Black Sea by a civilian ship. According to the first reports, the crew of the second plane was killed, he added.
On Telegram, Russian commentators lament: the Военкор котенок channel writes that “The military initiative in the Black Sea was taken by the opponent [l’Ukraine]that the Russian Black Sea fleet is significantly weakened following the loss of several ships, including his flagship [le croiseur Moskva] And remains mainly confined in its ports and has not found its full operational capacity. Finally, that the opponent has significant superiority thanks to his unmanned maritime boats (USV), allowing him to carry out attacks throughout the maritime area and maintain control over the Russian coasts and their airspace. ” The рамза chain writes that Ukrainians use a new tactic consisting in attracting Russian devices far from their base to be able to shoot them over the sea.
