For The Second Day In A Row, Russian Drones And Rockets Struck A Ukrainian Airfield, Hitting Priceless Aircraft

July 3, 2024

Forbes

Yesterday, a Russian drone spotted six Ukrainian air force Sukhoi Su-27 fighters parked in the open in broad daylight on the tarmac at Mirgorod air base, in northern Ukraine 100 miles from the border with Russia.

A Russian Iskander ballistic missile streaked in, destroying two of the precious supersonic fighters—potentially five percent of the overall Ukrainian Su-27 fleet.

Today, something similar happened. A Russian drone winged over the Ukrainian air base in Poltava, just east of Mirgorod and also 100 miles from the border. After hours of surveillance, an Iskander missile struck—damaging, if not destroying, a Ukrainian army Mil Mi-24 gunship helicopter.

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