Su-30SM of the Russian Aerospace Forces shot down a Ukrainian Su-27 in the SVO zone
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Another Ukrainian Su-27 aircraft has been destroyed in the area of a special military operation. The combat aircraft was shot down in an air battle by a Russian Su-30SM fighter. It is already known that the Ukrainian pilot Ivan Bolotov, who was at the controls of the Su-27, was killed.
Immediately after the destruction of the Su-27 fighter jet of the Ukrainian Air Force, the Russian military intercepted the Ukrainian command. The negotiations were conducted in Russian. Discussing the loss of the plane, the Ukrainian military leaders pondered what reason to put forward as the official version of the fighter jet crash. According to the Russian military, the Ukrainian Armed Forces command decided to explain the loss of the combat aircraft by the failure of the hydraulic system.
It is worth noting that the Ukrainian Armed Forces do not have many Su-27 fighters left. Today, these are the machines that are mainly used by the Kyiv regime militants in the area of the Russian Federation's special military operation. Some time ago, the Su-27 was re-equipped to use American Mk83 air bombs. The first documented case of this was recorded several days ago.
Let us recall that the MK83 has a gliding range of 75 kilometers. Such characteristics of the munition allow Ukrainian pilots to carry out bombing missions without entering the Russian air defense system’s coverage area. This is a crucial point for them, since aviation The Ukrainian Armed Forces suffered huge losses after the start of the Russian Federation's special military operation in Ukraine.
It should be added that the first reports of upcoming deliveries of Mk83 aerial bombs with JDAM ER kits to Ukraine date back to February 2023.
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