Russia Just Lost Three Su-34 Bombers in One Day

Newsweek ^ | 12/22/2023 | David Brennan

[marcusmaximus]

Ukraine claimed three more Russian Su-34 bombers downed on Friday, all in the southern area of operations which has been the focus of Kyiv's counteroffensive efforts over the past six months.

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Unconfirmed reports on the pro-war Russian Military Informant Telegram channel attributed Friday's three destroyed Su-34 aircraft to a U.S.-made MIM-104 Patriot air defense system, the first of which arrived in Ukraine in April.

[marcusmaximus]

To date, a totla of 4 Su-34s shot down by the Patriot missile defense battery recently deployed near Odesa.

[A strike]

Patriot battery operated by Ukrainians or Americans ?

-fJRoberts-

[Red Badger]

[Apparatchik]

By Ukrainians, of course. Don’t be tempted to become one of the liars here.

[marcusmaximus]

The western Black Sea is now a no fly zone for Russian bombers and a no sail zone for Russian warships.

[Red Badger]

DATE OF PIC UNKNOWN.................

[marcusmaximus]

The other 2 last night were shot down over the Black Sea.

[AppyPappy]

Too bad, nice looking aircraFT

[Apparatchik]

Oh, don’t worry - that’ll buff right out! 😂

[desertsolitaire]

Are those expensive for Russia to lose? Do they compare to the old Backfire bombers thr Soviets fielded?

[z3n]

[Gen.Blather]

Expensive? Probably not replaceable. Even if they could replace the engines and frame the electronics will have foreign components they can’t easily get. Yes they can get them by clandestine means but slowly and they’ll likely get a lot of fake IC’s.

[JonPreston]

"Unconfirmed reports"

This from the 2nd paragraph.

[McGruff]

“Unconfirmed reports on the pro-war Russian Military Informant Telegram channel “

Must be true then.

[marcusmaximus]

Russian war bloggers in mourning right now on their Telegram channels. Too funny.

[JonPreston]

"unconfirmed reports"

[marcusmaximus]

This is getting better with more info. Russians now whining it was an air “ambush” by Patriots and Ukrainian fighter jets!

[DFG]

Andrei, you’ve lost another SU-34? /s

[marcusmaximus]

LOL! Your side is now calling it the “Krynki Tragedy”!

[marcusmaximus]

All Russian pilots dead. A magnificent ambush by Ukraine.