Investigators from The Insider calculated the losses of aviation of the “second army of the world” as a result of “friendly fire” from the air defense of the aggressor country during the period of a full-scale war.
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The Insider journalists note that the “demilitarization” of the Mi helicopter -24 occupiers of the air defense of the Russian Armed Forces off the coast of Crimea on April 10 – this is at least the 13th case of losses of invaders’ aircraft as a result of “friendly fire”.
According to the publication, more than half of such incidents occurred earlier this year, informs “NBN.”
Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, according to media estimates, the air defense of the aggressor country has been “minus”: 4 Su-35 multirole fighters, 3 Su-34 fighter-bombers, 2 long-range radar aircraft detection and control of the A-50U, 1 Su-27 multi-role fighter, 1 Mi-8 airborne transport helicopter and 1 Mi-24 multi-role helicopter.
As the publication clarifies, after a Russian air defense strike on the invaders’ air command post Il-22M11 managed to land it. At the same time, photographs of the damage to the bomber indicate that the invaders will need a lot of time to repair the aircraft.
Earlier, the Russian publication “Verstka” revealed the losses of military transport aviation of Putin’s troops since the beginning of a full-scale war.