this post was submitted on 19 Feb 2024
85 points (100.0% liked)

Ukraine

8208 readers
835 users here now

News and discussion related to Ukraine

*Sympathy for enemy combatants is prohibited.

*No content depicting extreme violence or gore.

*Posts containing combat footage should include [Combat] in title

*Combat videos containing any footage of a visible human must be flagged NSFW

Donate to support Ukraine's Defense

Donate to support Humanitarian Aid

founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
lisko@sopuli.xyz
doo@sh.itjust.works
Burstar@sopuli.xyz
85
The morning of February 19th, 2024. A Russian Su-35S and Su-34 were destroyed in the eastern direction. (files.catbox.moe)
submitted 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) by LaFinlandia@sopuli.xyz to c/ukraine@sopuli.xyz
9 comments fedilink hide all child comments
 

https://t.me/MykolaOleshchuk/198

πŸ”₯ The morning of February 19, 2024.

Eastern direction.

Another minus two⚠️⚠️ the occupier! This is our land and our sky! Thank you all for your hard work! To be continued!..

❗️I said: neh@y shchast@t

βž–βž–βž–βž–βž–βž–βž–βž–βž–

Air Force Commander Mykola Oleschuk

❗️Russian rescuers reported that the Su-35 pilot was drifting "face down" in the Sea of Azov. And the Cospas-Sarsat system again tells where to look for the crew of the Su-34.

We continue to work!

βž–βž–βž–βž–βž–βž–βž–βž–βž–

πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦ Air Force Commander Mykola Oleschuk

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] Aurenkin@sh.itjust.works 17 points 8 months ago (1 children)

This is awesome to read. Anyone know why so many planes recently, new tactics/equipment?

[–] LaFinlandia@sopuli.xyz 12 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I assume they moved a Patriot system closer to the front line, or the FrankenSAM project with an S-300 missile launcher and Patriot radar.

[–] Hasuris@sopuli.xyz 7 points 8 months ago (2 children)

But why would the Russians continue to operate in that sector? Is this the same region the last ones went down? They probably can't afford to keep losing their equipment and pilots like that.

[–] jabathekek@sopuli.xyz 8 points 8 months ago

But why would the Russians continue to operate in that sector?

-We're lucky they're so fucking stupid.

[–] bouh@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago

They need the air support. If the hypothesis is that a patriot battery was moved, they may think that it is risky to do so, so Ukraine wouldn't do it too much, because the more they do it, the more exposed the battery will be to drone strikes.

Which makes me suspect it might be f16 or new missiles and radar on an old plane.