Posted on May 30, 2022
Russian fighter jet shot down by Ukrainian air force in dogfight
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A Russian fighter jet was shot down by the Ukrainian air force in an aerial battle Friday afternoon, according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
"Today, May 27, at about 2 pm, a MiG-29 fighter of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine shot down a Russian Su-35 fighter in the sky of Kherson region," the air force said in a statement. The Su-35, it added, was "hunting for Ukrainian assault aircraft."
"Glory to Ukrainian pilots! Death to the occupiers!" the statement proclaimed.
"Today, May 27, at about 2 pm, a MiG-29 fighter of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine shot down a Russian Su-35 fighter in the sky of Kherson region," the air force said in a statement. The Su-35, it added, was "hunting for Ukrainian assault aircraft."
"Glory to Ukrainian pilots! Death to the occupiers!" the statement proclaimed.
Russian fighter jet shot down by Ukrainian air force in dogfight
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Ukraine has older aircraft, but is mitigating with more tactical flexibility and has done more practice since Russia's 2014 annexation of Crimea.
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