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It is delivered from above by fighter jets from a distance of some 60-70 kilometers, out of range of many Ukrainian air defenses. Yuri Ihnat, Ukrainian air force spokesman, told CNN: “On the eve of and during the battle of Avdiivka hundreds of air bombs were launched within days. The Ukrainian air force has claimed that it has brought down several Su-34 fighters in recent weeks. But most Ukrainian air defenses do not have the range to hit planes some 70 kilometers away. In the meantime, Ukrainian forces on the frontlines, especially in Donetsk, are exposed to a blitz of Russian air strikes - sometimes more than 100 in a day, according to the Ukrainian General Staff.
Persons: Joseph Trevithick, Stringer, , Yuri Ihnat, Justin Bronk, Ihnat, Su, Sergey Shoigu, Bronk, Volodymyr Zelensky Organizations: CNN, FAB, Getty, Airmobile Brigade, Royal United Services Institute, Bomber, Russian Defense Ministry, Russian, JSC Tactical Missiles Corporation, Ministry, US, Patriots, Ukrainian, Staff Locations: Russia, Soviet, Ukraine, Donetsk, AFP, Krasnohorivka, Avdiivka, Moscow, London, Anadolu, Kherson, Kharkiv, Ukrainian, Russian
Ukraine said it damaged two Russian command aircraft — a Russian A-50 radar early-warning plane and Ilyushin Il-22 airborne command post — on Sunday, hitting the planes with its air defense systems. A photo that purports to show the wing of a Russian Il-22 aircraft shared by pro-war Russian milblogger Fighterbomber. Considering those losses together, Manon said: "For the Russian Air Force, it's kind of embarrassing." Given the limited supply, the latest developments are "a pretty big loss" for Russia, Manon said, adding that these aircraft are a key resource for Russia. Ukraine says it needs more air defense equipment, with Russia trying to erode Ukraine's stockpiles to clear the way for unobstructed attacks.
Persons: , Rajan Manon, Manon, Gustav Gressel, Wagner, Sefa, shootdowns Organizations: Service, Business, Ilyushin, European Council, Foreign Relations, UK Ministry of Defence, Russian Air Force, Wagner Group, Anadolu Agency, Getty, NATO, Ukrainian Air Force Locations: Ukraine, Russian, Russia, Belarus, Minsk .
A Russian milblogger said it may have been the biggest blow since the invasion began. AdvertisementAdvertisementA Russian military blogger said Ukraine's strikes, which likely used new ATACMS long-range missiles from the US, may have been the biggest hit on Russia's forces since the invasion began. Russian milblogger Fighterbomber said on Tuesday that the strike was "one of the most serious blows . Fighterbomber said the strikes used ATACMS, and a Russian official said ATACMS fragments were found at the site. —Defense of Ukraine (@DefenceU) October 18, 2023A person familiar with the matter told Insider's Jake Epstein that Ukraine used the M39 variant in the strikes.
Persons: , milblogger Fighterbomber, Fighterbomber, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Jake Epstein Organizations: Service, Financial Times, Ukraine's Armed Forces, , Kyiv, ABC, US, Washington DC, Institute for Locations: Ukraine, Russia
Russians are not only using car tires to protect their aircraft from Ukrainian "kamikaze" drones. A Telegram channel recently posted images of what's described as an anti-drone structure at a Russian airfield. According to Ukrainian sources, the tires are being used as a sort of makeshift protection from attacks carried out with kamikaze drones. A rough translation of the first part FighterBomber's post reads as follows:"This solution was urgently developed, and literally in a couple of days it was installed at one airfield to protect aircraft from drones. How the system works is not clear: maybe the net is used to repel hostile drones that would get caught up in the wires.
Persons: what's, Engels, Sukhoi Su Organizations: Telegram, Service, Russian Aerospace Forces Locations: Ukrainian, Russian, Russia, Wall, Silicon, Sukhoi, Ukraine
A photo surfaced online showing a Russian Su-34 fighter-bomber covered in tires. The photo appeared just days after satellite images showed Russian bombers also covered in tires. The approach comes after drone strikes have bombarded Russian air bases, costing the country both bombers and airlift planes. In the photo, which Insider has been unable to independently verify, the Sukhoi Su-34 fighter-bomber, known to NATO as the Fullback, looks to be exposed in the open but is partially wrapped in a canopy. The image of the Su-34 is similar to satellite images of Tu-95 bombers and Tu-160 heavy bombers shared online last week.
Persons: aren't, Sukhoi Su Organizations: Service, Russian Air Force, Russian, NATO, Aviation, Ilyushin, Ukraine's, Directorate of Intelligence, Russia Locations: Russian, Wall, Silicon, Ukraine, Russia, Pskov, Soviet, Russia's
Ukraine claims it used cardboard drones from Australia to strike five jets at a Russian air field. In March, Australia announced delivery of the lightweight drones in an aid package to Ukraine. According to prominent pro-Russian blogger @fighterbomber, which closely follows the Russian air force, the attack was the first use of Australian-provided delivery drones made of cardboard. AdvertisementAdvertisementInsider could not independently confirm the claim, but on Tuesday Ukraine's ambassador to Australia Vasyl Mryoshnychenko vouched for it, saying in a post on X: "Cardboard drones from Australia used in attack on Russian airfield." The Corvo drones are described by SYPAQ as "the cardboard plane," but per an earlier company press release they're made from waxed foamboard.
Persons: Australia Vasyl Mryoshnychenko vouched, SYPAQ, they're, SYPAQ's, Mick Ryan, Roman Starovoyt Organizations: Service, Ukraine's Security, Russian, MoD, RBC, Sydney Morning Herald Locations: Ukraine, Australia, Russian, Russia, Wall, Silicon, Kyiv, Kursk, Australian, Bryansk, Ukrainian
KYIV, Aug 23 (Reuters) - Ukraine's GUR military intelligence agency deliberately lured a Russian military pilot to land his Mi-8 helicopter at a Ukrainian airfield, spokesperson Andriy Yusov said on Wednesday, amid differing media reports of what happened. A successful operation to capture a working Russian helicopter and its pilot would represent an audacious coup for Ukraine, allowing it to simultaneously replenish its limited aviation stocks while also potentially getting valuable intelligence on the Russian air force. The report said the helicopter landed in eastern Ukraine with the pilot. Ukrainian military journalist Yuriy Butusov reported that the Mi-8 helicopter had landed at a Ukrainian air base "some time ago", citing unnamed sources in the Ukrainian military command. In April, Ukraine's domestic security service accused a number of Ukrainian military personnel of treason after what it said was an unsuccessful attempt to lure a Russian pilot to land at a Ukrainian air base, which led to a lethal Russian missile strike on that location in July 2022.
Persons: Ukraine's, Andriy Yusov, Yusov, Yuriy Butusov, Butusov, GUR, Max Hunder, Nick Macfie Organizations: Reuters, Thomson Locations: Russian, Ukrainian, Ukraine, Fighterbomber
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko claimed that the four downed Russian aircraft were "shot down." According to Reuters, Lukashenko addressed Belarusian troops on Monday at the border with Ukraine. The Belarusian leader decisively claimed that the four aircraft were shot down — but did not say by whom. "Three days after the events near us — I mean in the Bryansk region, when four aircraft were shot down, we are forced to respond," Lukashenko said, according to Reuters. The crash signified the most Russian aircraft lost in a single day since March 2022, according to the pro-Russia Telegram channel Fighterbomber.
Four Russian aircraft have been shot down near the Ukrainian border, per a Russian news outlet. It may be the most Russian aircraft lost in a single day during the war, a pro-Russia blog said. Kommersant did not provide evidence that the four aircraft had been downed, but several Russian pro-war military bloggers made the same claim, Reuters reported. Regional Russian authorities have confirmed the crash of one helicopter, per Russian state news agency Tass. A pro-Russia Telegram channel with close links to Russia's air force, called Fighterbomber, said it was the highest number of Russian aircraft lost in a single day "since March last year."
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