{"id":2930,"date":"2024-09-15T14:50:07","date_gmt":"2024-09-15T14:50:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/evilstore.me\/?p=2930"},"modified":"2024-09-16T01:38:30","modified_gmt":"2024-09-16T01:38:30","slug":"three-ukrainian-jets-shot-down-russian-mod","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/evilstore.me\/index.php\/2024\/09\/15\/three-ukrainian-jets-shot-down-russian-mod\/","title":{"rendered":"Three Ukrainian jets shot down \u2013 Russian MOD"},"content":{"rendered":"
Kiev\u2019s forces have lost two Soviet-era Su-27s and a Su-29, the Defense Ministry has said<\/strong><\/p>\n Russian forces have shot down three Ukrainian fighter jets over the last 24 hours, the Defense Ministry in Moscow has said.<\/p>\n Two Sukhoi Su-27 aircraft operated by Kiev were destroyed by the Russian Aerospace Forces, while Russian air defenses have shot down a Mikoyan MiG-29 plane, the ministry said in its daily update on Sunday.<\/p>\n During the same period, the Russian air defenses also intercepted a US-made HIMARS rocket, four French-made Hammer guided bombs, and 55 drones, it added.<\/p>\n Over the past 24 hours, Ukrainian forces lost more than 2,200 troops along the front line and dozens of units of various equipment, including several US-made M777 towed artillery pieces and British L-119 howitzers.<\/p>\n The production of Su-27s and MiG-29s started in the Soviet Union in the early 1980s, with the fighter jets intended to counter American fourth generation aircraft such as F-15s and F-16s.<\/p>\n \n Read more<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n