That is according to a statement on official page of Ukraine’s Air Assault Forces on Facebook.
"These days, the anti-aircraft gunners of the 80th Separate Air Assault Brigade of the Air Assault Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine ultimately landed a Russian Su-30 multirole fighter aircraft. A pilot did not expect that the Lviv paratroopers would be able to shoot him down with a ZU-23 23mm twin anti-aircraft gun," the statement reads.
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The post is accompanied with a relevant video. The video shows some damaged aircraft underlying in a forest.
The Zu-23-2, also known as ZU-23, is a Soviet towed 23×152mm anti-aircraft twin-barreled autocannon. The ZU-23-2 mounts two 23 mm autocannons on a small trailer which can be converted into a stationary mount for firing the guns. While in this position the wheels are moved aside. The autocannon can be prepared for firing from the march position in 30 seconds and in emergency can be fired from the traveling position. The weapon is aimed and fired manually, with the help of the ZAP-23 optical-mechanical sight which uses manually entered target data to provide limited automatic aiming. It also has a straight-tube telescope T-3 for use against ground targets such as infantry as well as unarmored or lightly armoured vehicles. The ammo is fed by a conveyor belt from two ammunition boxes. Each of the ammunition boxes is located on the side of the twin autocannon and each carries 50 rounds. The fumes created by firing the weapon are partially removed through the side openings in the barrels. Ukraine's troops use to set the autocannon on truck to make it mobile. You can whatch an illustrative video showing Ukrainian Airborne Troops Fire ZU-23 Anti-Aircraft Gun:
As Defense Express reported, paratroopers of 80th Separate Air Assault Brigade liquidated a unit of Russia’s 76th Air Assault Division.
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