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\nUkraine reported the destruction of two more Russian fighter jets on Monday, extending its claimed count to six jets downed within a mere three days, Forbes reported.
\nOleksandr Syrskyi, Ukraine\u2019s armed forces commander-in-chief, affirmed the air force\u2019s success, stating, \u201cA Su-34 fighter-bomber and a Su-35S fighter jet were destroyed on Monday morning.\u201d These aircraft were targeted while launching guided air bombs at Ukrainian troop positions.
\nThis announcement follows Mykola Oleshchuk\u2019s declaration that four Russian aircraft were destroyed over the weekend, consisting of three Su-34s and one Su-35. The Su-34, valued at $50 million each, is esteemed as Russia\u2019s top fighter bomber, while the Su-35 boasts a bomb load exceeding 17,000 pounds.
\nDespite Ukraine\u2019s air force being outnumbered and outmoded by Russia, it has effectively constrained Russian air power, confining its operations to its airspace. Professor Justin Bronk of the UK-based Royal United Services Institute commended Ukraine\u2019s accomplishment, remarking that it has rendered Russia\u2019s air force \u201clargely irrelevant to the conflict.\u201d
\nUkraine has previously downed Russian jets, including three Su-34s in December and a rare A-50 radar early-warning plane in January. Rajan Manon, a director at the US-based Defense Priorities think tank, labelled these losses as \u201cembarrassing\u201d for Russia.
\nIn response to ongoing conflict, Ukraine has sought fighter jets from allies like the US. Plans for supplying US-manufactured F-16s are underway, with expectations for Ukraine\u2019s air force to attain \u201cinitial operating capability\u201d on the F-16s by year-end, as per a Pentagon official\u2019s statement last month.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Kiev Ukraine reported the destruction of two more Russian fighter jets on Monday, extending its claimed count to six jets downed within a mere three days, Forbes reported. Oleksandr Syrskyi, Ukraine\u2019s armed forces commander-in-chief, affirmed the air force\u2019s success, stating, \u201cA Su-34 fighter-bomber and a Su-35S fighter jet were destroyed on Monday morning.\u201d These aircraft […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":388210,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-388185","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-world"},"yoast_head":"\n