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Ukraine’s Air Force downs 13 Russian aircraft in February

Ukraine’s Defence Ministry has reported that the Ukrainian Air Force shot down 13 Russian aircraft in February 2024. Source: Ukraine’s Ministry of Defence on Telegram Quote: “Ukraine’s Air Force shot down 13 Russian aircraft in February: 10 Su-34 fighter-bombers, two Su-35 fighters and one A-50 Airborne Early Warning and Control System (AWACS).” Details: This is […]

Ukraine downs 4 out of 4 Russian drones overnight

Ukraine shot down all four Shahed-type attack drones launched by Russia overnight on March 1, the Air Force said in its morning update. The drones were launched from Primorsko-Akhtarsk and Kursk in Russia. Mobile fire groups of the Ukrainian Air Force repelled the attack over Kharkiv and Dnipropetrovsk oblasts. Russian forces also reportedly used five […]

Ukraine downs 10 out of 10 Russian drones launched overnight

Ukrainian air defense units shot down 10 out of 10 Shahed attack drones launched by Russian forces overnight, the Air Force reported the morning of Feb. 28. The Russian military launched 10 drones from the coastal city of Primorsko-Akhtarsk in Russia. The Air Force also reported that Russian troops fired S-300 anti-aircraft missiles from occupied […]

Ukraine downs 11 drones, 2 Kh-59 missiles launched by Russia overnight

Ukrainian forces shot down 11 of the 13 “kamikaze” attack drones and two of the four Kh-59 cruise missiles launched by Russia overnight, the Air Force reported on Feb. 27. Russia launched the drones from Primorsko-Akhtarsk in Russia’s Krasnodar Krai and from Kursk Oblast. The four Kh-59 missiles, as well as an anti-radar Kh-31P missile, […]

Ukraine downs 12 drones, 2 missiles over southern oblasts

Russian forces targeted Ukraine’s southern oblasts overnight on Feb. 24 with Shahed-131/136 attack drones and also launched Kh-59 missiles from the Sea of Azov, Southern Defense Forces reported on Telegram. At least 12 drones were shot down over Mykolaiv, Kirovohrad, and Odesa oblasts. One of the downed drones crashed into a residential neighborhood in Odesa, […]

Ukraine downs another Russian A-50 plane over Azov Sea, Air Force says

The Ukrainian Air Force downed another Russian A-50 military aircraft over the Azov Sea, Air Force Commander Mykola Oleshchuk reported on Feb. 23. The Ukrainian Air Force previously downed a Russian A-50 military aircraft over the Azov Sea on Jan. 14. An Il-22 airborne control center was also reportedly destroyed. Russia’s A-50 aircraft provides several […]

Ukraine downs 8 drones overnight

Ukrainian air defense units destroyed eight of the 10 Shahed drones Russia launched overnight, the Air Force reported on Feb. 22. The drones were launched from Primorsko-Akhtarsk in Russia, and one Kh-31P supersonic anti-radiation missile was launched from the Black Sea, according to the report. The weapons were intercepted over Poltava, Dnipropetrovsk, Kharkiv, and Zaporizhzhia […]

Ukraine downs 13 drones, 1 missile overnight

Ukrainian air defense units destroyed 13 of the 19 Shahed drones Russia launched overnight, and one Kh-59 guided missile, the Air Force reported on Feb. 21. The drones were launched from Primorsko-Akhtarsk in Russia, and the Kh-59 missile from Russia’s Belgorod Oblast. Russian forces also launched an S-300 anti-aircraft missile, as well as four Kh-22 […]

Ukraine downs another Russian military aircraft

Ukraine’s military shot down another Russian Su-34 fighter jet, Air Force Commander Mykola Oleshchuk reported on Feb. 21. This is the seventh Russian military plane destroyed by Ukraine over the past week, according to the Air Force. The jet’s crew was confirmed killed as a result of the downing, Oleshchuk said on Telegram. The Su-34 […]

Air Force downs 13 of 19 Shahed drones and 1 of 6 missiles launched by Russia

The Russians have attacked Ukraine with six missiles and 19 Shahed kamikaze drones on the night of 20-21 February. Ukraine’s Air Force has managed to down a missile and 13 Russian drones. Source: Ukraine’s Air Force on Telegram Details: The Air Force reported that the Russians launched a S-300 anti-aircraft guided missile and four Kh-22 […]

Air Force downs all 23 attack drones Russian launched overnight

The Russians attacked Ukraine with 3 missiles and 23 Shahed attack drones on the night of 19-20 February; all the Russian drones were destroyed. Source: Ukrainian Air Force and Defence Forces of Ukraine’s South on Telegram Quote from the Air Force: “As a result of combat operations, all 23 Shahed drones were shot down within […]