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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsUkraine's air force still in the fight.
Last edited Thu Mar 3, 2022, 05:59 PM - Edit history (1)
Su-24 makes a strike and evades AAA and safely exits the target area. Remarkable footage.
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Ukraine's air force still in the fight. (Original Post)
Happy Hoosier
Mar 2022
OP
Ukrainian jets unleash devastation on the massive Russian convoy headed for Kyiv
LetMyPeopleVote
Mar 2022
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drray23
(7,627 posts)1. Cool. You can see the pilot activating the ECM system after the strike
Those flares that are next to the plane are for confusing the AA missiles.
mitch96
(13,885 posts)2. It's not a A-10 but I'll take it...😉..
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sukhoi_Su-24
The Su-24 is primarily a low-flying, medium-range attack and ground support aircraft. Despite its age, the Su-24 has remained in service with the Russian Air Force as well as the Ukrainian Air Force
The Su-24 is primarily a low-flying, medium-range attack and ground support aircraft. Despite its age, the Su-24 has remained in service with the Russian Air Force as well as the Ukrainian Air Force
Happy Hoosier
(7,277 posts)4. Thanks for the corrction.
Its a Sukhoi, not a MiG.
mitch96
(13,885 posts)5. Sukhioi? Mig? just so long as the UKR pilots get the job done, right?..nt
LetMyPeopleVote
(145,048 posts)3. Ukrainian jets unleash devastation on the massive Russian convoy headed for Kyiv
mitch96
(13,885 posts)6. This is gonna hurt. These poor kids are just sitting ducks. Javelins from the side and SU24's
attacking from above...It's gonna be a blood bath.. uff..
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LetMyPeopleVote
(145,048 posts)7. I feel sorry but these attacks are necessary