Posted on 12/22/2023 3:50:30 PM PST by marcusmaximus
Ukraine said it shot down three Russian warplanes in one of its most-successful operations against Russian air power since the start of the war.
Ukraine’s Air Force said the three Russian Su-34 fighter-bombers were downed around midday Friday in the south of the country. There Russia has used the jets to launch cruise missiles and guided bombs against Ukrainian-held cities on the western bank of the Dnipro River and Ukrainian soldiers who have established a foothold on the eastern side.
Russian officials didn’t immediately comment, but Russian war bloggers close to the Kremlin acknowledged the losses and said they could have been targeted by U.S.-designed Patriot missiles.
Ukraine didn’t say how the planes were shot down. An Air Force spokesman called it “a brilliantly planned operation.”
The news is a boost for Ukraine following a series of military setbacks. Ukraine’s counteroffensive this year was unable to secure a large breakthrough of Russian defensive lines, leaving Russia in control of nearly one-fifth of its neighbor’s territory. Russia is now pursuing offensives of its own, albeit with incremental progress and heavy losses.
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Five Patriot surface-to-air missile systems from the U.S., Germany and the Netherlands are Ukraine’s most effective shield against ballistic missile attacks.
Ukraine has also deployed them at least once in a more aggressive manner to target Russian aircraft. In May, Ukraine shot down five Russian aircraft over Russia’s Bryansk Region, which borders Ukraine. A spokesman for Ukraine’s Air Force later acknowledged that the craft were shot down using Patriot missiles.
Developed by Lockheed Martin and RTX, formerly Raytheon Technologies, Patriots have successfully shot down some of Russia’s most-advanced missiles.
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Good. Blow them ALL out of the sky
How does Russia even have any warplanes left?
Surely Ukraine shot them all down by now?
Narrative Shift:
"We will support Ukraine as long as we can" - Biden.
This pic and "news" is from April 3, 2022.
Wreckage of £38m Russian fighter jet pictured burning in field
Good find. The “ghost of ukraine” strikes again!/s
Maybe Ukraine can pick up and use the spare parts, you know, a wing here, an elevator there, pretty soon you
could make an F-16 or something.
It was so FUN the first time, he had to post it again.
Watch for simple-minded, one line retorts from the Ukie troll marcus.
The 3 Su-34’s were shot down today.
Ukraine Shoots Down Three Russian Warplanes in Blitz Operation
The 3 Su-34’s were shot down today.
Ukraine Shoots Down Three Russian Warplanes in Blitz Operation
Yep, lol. You'd think that given a year and 7 months, Russia would at least have uttered something by now.
Russian officials didn’t immediately comment,...
Su-34s stronk as bull!
And, you chose to illustrate with a 18 month old picture? You do realize that loses all your credibility here, right?
Hey - the Ukies are going to get F-16s by the summer of 2024!
Meanwhile, NATO pilots are probably flying surreptitious missions for the Ukrainians, who still haven't mastered the necessary English language stuff to fly the F-16s.
What Krynky doink?
As Google now allowing an image to be searched for original sources, as with other forms of "trust but verify" forms of examination, it becomes an interesting game of "manufacturing consent" as old Chomsky spoke about or the deceitful Sunstein of Obama fame with "nudging."
I tend to push back against nudging in any direction. An example was when asked about the "monetizing" of Macgregor and Ritter, I provided the information. (Ritter has banned, and Macgregor is teeny tiny compared a Davydov). After proving the information, that interlocutor had no reply. Assertions and especially inaccurate "internet" stuff are not the best choices for argumentation.
Russia’s Super Power status. Smashed to little pieces forever by, to quote Putin, Ukrainian “farmers and miners”.
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