Ukrainian troops downed a Russian Su-34 fighter jet in the Luhansk region on January 29.
A Russian Su-34 was shot down
The spokesman of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Andriy Kovalyov, announced on the air of a telethon that the Armed Forces of Ukraine downed a Russian Su-34 fighter bomber over the Luhansk region on Monday, January 29.
In total, since the beginning of the invasion of Ukraine, the Russian Federation has lost 332 aircraft and 324 helicopters.
Earlier, on December 22, 2023, the Defense Forces shot down three Su-34s in the south of Ukraine.
Already on December 24, the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine hit a Russian Su-34 fighter jet in the direction of Mariupol with anti-aircraft missiles.
Also, at that time, the Ukrainian military conducted combat operations with the Su-30 in the Black Sea, which attacked the Odesa region.
Su-34: what is known
This aircraft is designed to launch missile-bombing strikes on ground targets in operational and tactical departments and hit air targets.
The Russians first used it in the war against Georgia in South Ossetia in 2008. Then, it was used to cover strike aircraft's actions while conducting radio-electronic warfare against the Georgian air defence systems.
In 2010, the invaders modernized the bomber and added the ability to use air-to-air and air-to-ground missiles.
The price of one Su-34 bomber can be at least 50 million dollars.
