Ukrainian military downed another Russian Su-34 aircraft. He became the second in a day and the tenth in several days.
The Air Force shot down the second Russian Su-34 in a day
Around 2:00 p.m., [we] worked on another Su-34. The direction is the same! The goal is the same!
Let. Gen. Mykola Oleschuk
Air Force Commander
The General noted that with such losses in combat and special aviation, the Russians should think about it and, at least for a while, stop the "air assaults".
Well, let's continue our work. [Let's] go to Victory, Oleschuk added.
How many Russian planes were downed by Ukraine's Air Force
In recent days, the Armed Forces of Ukraine destroyed nine Russian aircraft. On Feb. 23, the Defence Forces reported that a Russian A-50U was downed over the Sea of Azov, which was the second destroyed Russian AWACS since the beginning of the war.
On Feb. 21, the Su-34 was downed. Moveover, on Feb. 19, the AFU detroyed two more Russian aircraft in the east. According to the AFU CinC Oleksandr Syrskyi, these aircraft carried out guided aerial bombs to strike the positions of Ukrainian forces. The day before, AFU downed Russian Su-34 aircraft at East.
On Feb. 17, the Air Force destroyed three Russian aircraft — two Su-34s and a Su-35 fighter. They were also downed on the eastern front.
It should be noted that since the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Armed Forces downed 340 planes of the occupiers.
