Ukraine destroyed at least 100 Russian fixed-wing combat jets; Russia loses air offensive capability
#Kanal13 #likekanal13 #subscribekanal13 #warinukraine
https://www.youtube.com/user/kanal13az?sub_confirmation=1 – SUBSCRIBE TO US!
Russia has lost over 370 planes since the beginning of the full-scale invasion on Feb. 24, 2022, the General Staff of Ukraine’s Armed Forces reported . According to Maya Carlin, national security writer with The National Interest, analyst with the Center for Security Policy, the sheer number of military equipment lost over the last three-plus years of Russia’s Ukraine invasion is staggering. She says that from main battle tanks and airframes to munitions and infantry fighting vehicles, both sides of the war have not been immune to heavy stockpile losses. “When it comes to destroyed aircraft, it is estimated that the Russian Air Force has likely lost at least 100 fixed-wing combat planes. Ukrainian sources claim this number is actually much higher. Throughout the war, Russia has relied heavily on its fleets of Su-35s, MiG-25s, and Su-27s to carry out its offensive operations”, Maya Carlin said.
According to her, Russia’s aerial fleet of “4.5” generation Su-35s has perhaps been the most heavily involved aircraft flown in the war. Nicknamed the Super Flanker by NATO, this twin-engine, supermaneuverable jet designed by Sukhoi remains one of Moscow’s more formidable platforms. Featuring twelve hardpoints capable of lugging external weapons and stores, the Super Flanker can pack a punch.
Although the Kremlin likes to tout that its MiG-35 Fulcrum-F jet is a “fifth-generation” platform, this platform has struggled to live up to expectations in the Ukraine war. “The Russian jet was designed to feature enhanced radar and pack a punch, but the F-35 Lightning II counterpart certainly falls short of its American near-peer in terms of engine power and stealth. Equipped with nine hardpoints, the Russian fighter can carry a combination of Kh-31P anti-radar missiles, Kh-31A anti-ship missiles, KAB-500Kr TV-guided bombs, and the Kh-29TE missiles. Power-wise, the jet’s FADEC RD-33MK engines are more durable than their Kimov RD-33 successors but still are lacking when compared to the Lightning II’s Pratt & Whitney F135”, Maya Carlin said.
The Soviet-era Su-27 may be one of the oldest fighter platforms flown by Russian forces in Ukraine, but the Sukhoi-designed jet is perhaps the most tried and trusted out of Moscow’s fleet. “Shockingly, Moscow’s Su-57 fifth-generation fighter series has not played a particularly large role in the Ukrainian war to date. Despite its top-notch capabilities, as purported by Kremlin officials, the Russian jet has not had as much airtime as its Soviet-era predecessors. Last summer, one Su-57 was reportedly damaged following a drone raid carried out by Ukrainian forces. Perhaps this platform is more vulnerable to Kyiv’s weapons arsenal than Moscow would like to proclaim”, Maya Carlin said.
http://youtube.com/kanal13az/join – click here and support Kanal13 monthly for distributing more videos and independent journalism
http://t.me/kanal13tv & https://bit.ly/37BVMqU
https://www.youtube.com/user/kanal13az?sub_confirmation=1
https://bit.ly/2Rs6MB3
#lastminutenewsfromukraine #kanal13ukraine
https://bit.ly/2V19Fdy
Click here and just subscribe to Kanal13 – https://www.youtube.com/user/kanal13az?sub_confirmation=1
https://www.youtube.com/KANAL13AZ/join
*ATTENTION: If you woul like to contact with US please, write to +49176 75077516 WhatsApp
▌▌►Website: http://kanal13.tv/
http://www.facebook.com/tvkanal13
https://twitter.com/Kanal13Az
https://www.instagram.com/kanal13.az
Click & Subscribe to the main youtube Channel
© KANAL13 [ Azərbaycanın ilk peşəkar internet televiziyası ] The First Internet TV of Azerbaijan
Tags: #Ukriane, #Russia, #Putin, #Putler, #Russian invasion of Ukraine, #Zelenski, #Kiev, #Kyiv, #Kadirov army, #Kadirov, #Kherson, #Bucha, #Kharkiv, #Ukrainian pilots, #vagners, #Russian tanks, #NATO, #drones, #Moscow, #Kreml, #war victims #Ukraina, News, The Washington Post, waPo Video, Washington Post Video, Washington Post YouTube, a:politics, aid, biden, putin, s:Politics, support, t:Other, Ukraine, war, fact check, news coverage, Donald Trump, news, wp video, forbes, nytimes, newspaper, media, journalism, Ilham Aliyev, Baku, Azerbaijan, Israel, Gaza, Palestine, Tel-Aviv, Garabag, Karabakh, football, ronaldo, messi, brian tyler cohen