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​Defenders of Ukraine Shot Down russian Su-34 Fighter-bomber in Mariupol Direction

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Russian Su-34 fighter-bomber, 2011 / Open source illustrative photo
Russian Su-34 fighter-bomber, 2011 / Open source illustrative photo

On the evening of December 24, the Command of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine confirmed that a russian Su-34 fighter-bomber was hit by a surface-to-air missile system in the Mariupol direction

This was announced by the Commander of the Air Force of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Lieutenant General Mykola Oleschuk.

He also noted that on the evening of December 24, in the Odesa direction, there was combat work against the russian Su-30 fighter jet in the Black Sea.

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"We are studying the materials of objective control in order to know for sure whether the target was hit or not," the Commander noted.

Defenders of Ukraine Shot Down russian Su-34 Fighter-bomber in Mariupol Direction, Su-34 fighter-bomber of the russian Air Force, Defense Express
Su-34 fighter-bomber of the russian Air Force / Open source illustrative photo

We will remind that at noon on December 22, the Ukrainian military destroyed three russian Su-34 fighter-bombers in the Southern direction.

According to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, as of the morning of December 24, russia lost 327 aircraft and 324 helicopters in the war against Ukraine

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