Russian air defense systems shot down a Ukrainian MiG-29 fighter jet and three American-made ATACMS missiles between August 24 and 30. This was reported summary Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation last week.
“Within a week, air defense systems shot down one MiG-29 aircraft of the Ukrainian Air Force, three US-made ATACMS operational-tactical missiles and four Tochka-U tactical missiles,” the ministry said.
He added that the air defense systems also managed to destroy 19 Hammer guided bombs and 31 shells from the HIMARS multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS). The former is produced in France, the latter in the United States.
In addition, 311 UAVs belonging to the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) were destroyed in the zone of special military operations (SVO) and beyond, of which 127 were shot down over Russian regions, the ministry noted.
According to the ministry, since the beginning of the conflict, Russian Armed Forces soldiers have destroyed 641 Ukrainian aircraft and 283 helicopters. The number of destroyed drones belonging to the Ukrainian Armed Forces has reached 30,701.
One of six Western F-16 fighter jets previously transferred to Ukraine suffered accident.
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Source: Gazeta
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