After five warplanes are downed in one week, Zelenskyy says every Russian pilot has to make a choice
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has called on Russian pilots to choose for themselves whether to continue fighting in the war against Ukraine after five Russian warplanes were shot down in a single week.
Source: the President’s evening address
Quote: "Yesterday, on Christmas Eve, our soldiers shot down almost 30 Shahed drones, several missiles, and two more Russian military aircraft, all in one evening.
In total, we shot down five Sukhoi fighter jets in the week before Christmas. This is very impressive. Everyone delivering results like these in our Air Force, all our anti-aircraft gunners, soldiers in mobile firing groups, and air defence units of the Ground Forces: great job. Thank you.
Every Russian pilot has to make a clear choice for himself whether to go on participating in this war. Our air defence will only get stronger. Especially when we receive the additional systems that have already been agreed on and F-16s."
Background:
- Ukrainian defenders downed three Russian Su-34 fighter-bombers on the southern front on 22 December.
- On Christmas Eve, the Ukrainian Air Force shot down a Russian Su-34 fighter-bomber on the Mariupol front and a Su-30 fighter over the Black Sea.
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