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​Ukraine Helps russia Overcome USSR in Loss of Aircraft

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A man looks around the area of a destroyed Russian Sukhoi Su-34 in a residential area of Chernihiv, Ukraine, on April 16, 2022 / Photo credit: Piero Cruciatti / Sipa USA
A man looks around the area of a destroyed Russian Sukhoi Su-34 in a residential area of Chernihiv, Ukraine, on April 16, 2022 / Photo credit: Piero Cruciatti / Sipa USA

Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valeriy Zaluzhny states that Russia lost twice as many aircraft in Ukraine since Februari 24 as USSR in 10 years of war in Afghanistan

Valeriy Zaluzhny posted the statement on its official page on Facebook.

"During the full-scale aggression, the defenders of Ukraine destroyed twice as many Russian aircraft as the Soviet Union lost during the ten years of the war in Afghanistan, some 278 Russian aircraft in Ukraine against 118 Soviet aircraft in Afghanistan" the statement reads.

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Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valeriy Zaluzhny, Defense Express
Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valeriy Zaluzhny

Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine also is convinced that russia’s full-scale aggression against Ukraine will lead the country to collapse.

“This war is the same shame for Russia and will cause it destruction," Valeriy Zaluzhny noted.

Defense Express reported, that russians are facing non-stop military losses on Ukrainian soil. About 74000 agressor's troops eliminated, 2 374 air targets of invaders were shot down, thousands of tanks, armored vehicles and tracks were destroyed by defenders of Ukraine between February 24 and November 3, 2022.

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