Ukrainian defenders shoot down 1 aircraft, 1 helicopter, 3 UAVs and 2 cruise missiles belonging to the Russians in 24 hours
Alyona Mazurenko - Saturday, 16 April 2022, 01:12
On Friday, 15 April, Ukrainian defenders destroyed one aircraft and one helicopter of the Russian occupation army.
Source: Air Force Command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Press Centre
Quote: "On 15 April, anti-aircraft missile units of the Air Force and the forces of the 93rd separate mechanised brigade ‘Kholodnyy Yar’ hit seven air targets belonging to the Russian aggressors:
- one aircraft;
- one helicopter;
- three unmanned aerial vehicles;
- two cruise missiles."
Details: Ukrainian fighters note that due to heavy losses, Russian aggressors have significantly reduced activity in Ukrainian airspace. Thay are striking remotely instead, using ballistic and cruise missiles.
It is also reported that on 15 April, strike aircraft of the Air Force, under the cover of fighter jets, successfully carried out about 10 air raids on Russian positions.
Thus, strike groups of Su-25 attack aircraft and Su-24m bombers provided aerial support on different fronts to the actions of their fellow soldiers in land battles, inflicting significant losses on the Russians.
