Ukrainian military on destruction of Russian planes: Attacks don't stop, but tactics may change
Whether the destruction of Russian aircraft affects the situation at the front (photo: flickr.com by Dmitry Terekhov)
The Ukrainian military has destroyed another Russian Su-34, but the Russians still have plenty of other aircraft. However, the destruction of aircraft leads to a change in enemy tactics, states Illia Yevlash, head of the press service of the Khortytsia Joint Operational Center.
According to Yevlash, despite the loss of aircraft, the Russians do not stop using their tactical aviation at the front.
"They can change their tactics, the number of air strikes per day. They can change the type of aircraft, for example, using more outdated Su-25s or army aircraft. But of course, they do not stop there and continue to strike at our positions... Our task is to make their conditions of use as unpleasant as possible," he said.
Ukrainian Armed Forces destroy Russian aircraft
Over the past two weeks, the Ukrainian military has destroyed many Russian aircraft. Thus, on February 17, three Russian planes were destroyed - two Su-34 fighter-bombers and a Su-35 fighter, and on February 18, another Su-34 was downed.
The next day, the Air Force commander reported the destruction of two more Russian aircraft in the east. Another Su-34 was downed by the military on February 21.
In addition, on February 23, a Russian A-50 was shot down over the Sea of Azov.
Two more Su-34s were shot down on February 27. On February 29, Ukrainian troops destroyed a Su-34 in the Eastern direction and two more Su-34s in the Avdiivka and Mariupol directions.
In addition, yesterday, according to the General Staff, Ukrainian soldiers destroyed another Su-34.
