MiG-21 Lancer and IAR-330 Puma (Image credit: Romanian Air Force) Romanian Air Force MiG-21 Lancer fighter jet took off at around 19:50 local time on an aerial patrol flight. About 10 minutes after takeoff, the aircraft went missing from the radar screen. #Romania 🇷🇴confirm loss of contact with MiG 21 …
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Photo credit: facebook.com/borisovalana888 Ukraine’s military announced on Tuesday that the legendary Ukrainian Air Force display pilot Colonel Oleksandr Oksanchenko, reportedly nicknamed “Grey Wolf”, was killed after his jet was shot down near the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv. According to Perild.com, Oksanchenko died in battle, diverting enemy aircraft. “Colonel Oleksandr Oksanchenko, now …
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A Russian Air Force Mil Mi-35 helicopter is said to have been shot down by Ukrainian armed forces. Videos are circulating on social media showing the wreckage of the Mi-35 helicopter in the Kherson Oblast region. Russian Mil Mi-35 downed in Kherson Oblast pic.twitter.com/2QTWqBLrQq— Aldin 🇧🇦 (@aldin_aba) February 28, 2022 …
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The Antonov An-225 Mriya the world’s largest aircraft has become a casualty of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Ukrainian Government confirmed via Twitter that the Antonov AN-225 “Mriya” (The Dream) has been destroyed. The biggest plane in the world "Mriya" (The Dream) was destroyed by Russian occupants on an airfield …
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The latest footage emerged of a Ukrainian airfield showing six MiG-29 fighters seriously damaged by a single Russian missile strike. The missile used was reportedly a Russian Navy 3M14 Kalibr, which is deployed by a wide range of ships from light Buyan-M Class corvettes to 24,000 ton Borei Class nuclear-powered …
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Russian Air Force Mil Mi-24 attack helicopter burns and falls after being hit by ground fire near Sagi, Kherson. A video of a falling burning Mi-24 helicopter of the armed forces of the Russian Federation appeared on social networks. This is the first confirmed video of a Russian aviation shootdown …
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Germany and the Netherlands will send thousands of weapons to Ukraine. Germany will send 1,000 anti-tank weapons and 500 Stinger missiles to Ukraine, marking a complete reversal in Berlin’s restrictive arms export policy, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced Saturday. The weapons, which will come from the Bundeswehr’s own stocks, “will …
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On Friday night, Feb. 25, 2022, Ukrainian air defenses claimed to have shot down two Russian Ilyushin Il-76 and two helicopters. Russia has not acknowledged the loss of any of its Il-76 aircraft. Ukrainian air defenses claimed to have shot down one Russian Il-76 transport near Vasylkiv, south of the …
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Ukraine’s military says it has shot down a Russian military transport plane with paratroopers on board. The Ukrainian General Staff claimed that a Ukrainian Su-27 fighter had shot down a Russian Il-76 transport plane carrying paratroopers near Vasylkiv According to a statement from the military’s General Staff, the Il-76 heavy …
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A Ukraine Air Force Su-27 fighter assigned to 831 Tactical Air Brigade jet was shot down over Kyiv. The pilot was killed. A number of unverified videos and images have appeared on social media sites as a result of the tense situation in Ukraine. A video is widely circulated on …
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