Russia, Ukraine and fighter jets
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Ukraine behind new pipeline explosion in Siberia that supplies Russian military-industrial complex, source claims * Russian troops tasked to create 10-kilometer buffer zone in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine's spy chief says * Ukrainian drone strikes reported at Russian MiG plant,
The Admiral Kuznetsov aircraft carrier has suffered several accidents from 2009 to 2019, and has been undergoing overhaul and modernization works since
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Ukraine struck the Voronin Aviation Plant in Lukhovitsy, a branch of the MiG aircraft manufacturing corporation, on the night of 10-11 July. The attack was carried out by units of the Ukrainian Armed Forces' Unmanned Systems Forces in cooperation with other components of Ukraine's defence forces as part of efforts to reduce Russia's missile and bombing capabilities.
The latest Russian barrage comes amid escalating aerial cross-border attacks by Moscow. June saw a new monthly record for the number of long-range drones and missiles launched into Ukraine -- 5,438 drones and 239 missiles -- according to figures published by the Ukrainian air force.
Unconfirmed reports say that four of its aircraft were shot down within Russian territory, in what would mark a significant coup for Ukraine. Russia’s air force may have just suffered one of its ...
Many of the Russian aircraft Ukraine said it hit have been seen damaged, destroyed, or burning in videos of the attack from the SBU and satellite images of the Russian bases.
Two Russian jets and two military helicopters were shot down near the Ukrainian border, while a fifth aircraft crashed Saturday on the Russian side, according to Russian news reports.
On Sept. 16, two Russian IL-38 military planes were detected in the ADIZ, which marked the fourth time since Sept. 11, 2024, that Russian aircraft were spotted in the zone.