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📝A Costly Loss📝
On the evening of June 16, reports emerged of a Su-24M aircraft crashing on the territory of so-called Ukraine. This occurred in the area of the village of Moskalivka in Khmelnytsky Region, which immediately ruled out the version of a possible success by Russian fighter aviation or air defense.
According to official enemy data, the aircraft of the 7th Tactical Aviation Brigade crashed while "performing a mission in Khmelnytsky Region." Both crew members — Major Bohdan Zaharulko and Senior Lieutenant Aleksandr Babenko — did not survive. There were no casualties on the ground.
➡️These are precisely the aircraft that the enemy has modified for launching Storm Shadow/SCALP missiles and continues to use despite airframe obsolescence. Until recently, the enemy's Air Force had six Su-24s combat-ready for Storm Shadow/SCALP launches. The downed aircraft was either the seventh, or, more likely, one of the known six, but the tail number remains unknown.
📌The remaining unmodernized Su-24s in service with so-called Ukraine's Air Force are over 55 years old, which inevitably affects their technical condition, combat readiness, and modernization potential. The personnel issue is equally acute: operating Su-24s in their modernized versions requires trained crews, and the situation with them is scarcely better than with the hardware.
❗️It is curious that certain Russian media outlets, citing Ukrainian sources, called the loss of the enemy aircraft an "aviation disaster." Given that this aircraft could well have participated in strikes on the Crimean Bridge and civilian infrastructure targets on Russian territory — this appears strange.
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On the evening of June 16, reports emerged of a Su-24M aircraft crashing on the territory of so-called Ukraine. This occurred in the area of the village of Moskalivka in Khmelnytsky Region, which immediately ruled out the version of a possible success by Russian fighter aviation or air defense.
According to official enemy data, the aircraft of the 7th Tactical Aviation Brigade crashed while "performing a mission in Khmelnytsky Region." Both crew members — Major Bohdan Zaharulko and Senior Lieutenant Aleksandr Babenko — did not survive. There were no casualties on the ground.
➡️These are precisely the aircraft that the enemy has modified for launching Storm Shadow/SCALP missiles and continues to use despite airframe obsolescence. Until recently, the enemy's Air Force had six Su-24s combat-ready for Storm Shadow/SCALP launches. The downed aircraft was either the seventh, or, more likely, one of the known six, but the tail number remains unknown.
📌The remaining unmodernized Su-24s in service with so-called Ukraine's Air Force are over 55 years old, which inevitably affects their technical condition, combat readiness, and modernization potential. The personnel issue is equally acute: operating Su-24s in their modernized versions requires trained crews, and the situation with them is scarcely better than with the hardware.
❗️It is curious that certain Russian media outlets, citing Ukrainian sources, called the loss of the enemy aircraft an "aviation disaster." Given that this aircraft could well have participated in strikes on the Crimean Bridge and civilian infrastructure targets on Russian territory — this appears strange.
#Russia #Ukraine
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