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  • The Ukrainian airforce says it shot down four Russian fighter jets this weekend.
  • On Saturday, the Ukraine airforce chief said two Su-34 and one Su-35 fighter jets were downed.
  • Another Russian Su-34 fighter-bomber was destroyed, on Sunday.
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[–] skillissuer@discuss.tchncs.de 44 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] TicklishRocket@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's also a long weekend for some.

[–] nilloc@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 1 year ago

Maybe washing’s birthday isn’t just for getting deals on mattresses and SUVs!

[–] febra@lemmy.world 25 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] xc2215x@lemmy.world 22 points 1 year ago

Great for Ukraine.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I'm glad, but watch Republicans use this as an excuse to say this is why Ukraine doesn't need U.S. support.

Edit: Wow, I should have scrolled down. We already have someone saying that in the comments.

[–] Scubus@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago

So they get dogs now right?

[–] autotldr@lemmings.world 2 points 1 year ago

This is the best summary I could come up with:


Footage circulating widely on social media was said to show the latest Russian fighter being shot down.

Footage reported to be showing Russian Su-34 shot down by Ukrainian forces near Dyakove, Luhansk region.

In December, Ukraine orchestrated a similar success story, with Ukrainian forces eliminating three Russian Su-34 fighter/bombers over two days.

Last month, Business Insider's Sinéad Baker wrote that Russia was strategically trying to bait Ukraine into using up its Patriot stocks to leave itself vulnerable.

The Institute for the Study of War (ISW) reported that Russia's air superiority was key to capturing Avdiivka, the 'gateway' to Donetsk, launching hundreds of glide bombs in recent days to pummel Ukraine's troops.

Ukrainian Air Force Spokesperson Yuriy Ihnat said the only way Ukraine can combat glide bombs is by shooting down the Su-34 and Su-35 planes that them, reported the Kyiv Independent.


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[–] s_s@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

Su-34s are practically target practice at this point.