The commander of the Ukrainian Air Force, Mykola Oleschuk, said today that the Ukrainian air defense forces shot down another Russian Su-34 fighter-bomber.
"This time I can say that the Su-35 pilots were lucky - maneuvering, no longer risky," Mikola Oleschuk said on social **. ", but the crew of the Su-34 joined our column "Eternal Flight, Brothers". We have good objective control results, so no one doubts".
This week has been a dark one for the Russian Air Force, and today Ukraine has achieved the result of shooting down another Su-34 bomber. And Russia has lost 5 Su-34 and 5 Su-34 in the last 35 days. Ukraine shot down a Su-34 and a Su-35S on February 19 and a Su-34 on February 18, along with two Russian Su-34 fighters and another Russian Su-35 fighter. Ukraine also shot down a Russian A-50 AWACS aircraft in January.
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said on February 21 that Russia has lost nearly 340 aircraft since the full-scale invasion began on February 24, 2022.