Ukraine ‘Shot Down’ 4 Russian Aircraft, Including Su-35S: Watch Video

By Stermy 4 Min Read

In a momentous turn of events, reports have emerged indicating that Ukrainian forces successfully brought down a total of four Russian aircraft on May 13, 2023.

These aircraft include two Russian Mi-8 helicopters, one Su-34 fighter bomber, and one Su-35S fighter.

The incident marks a significant escalation in tensions between the two nations and is likely to have far-reaching implications for the ongoing conflict.

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Video showing Ukraine shot down four Russian aircrafts.

No concrete video evidence of the Su-35S shootdown has been released till the time of posting this report.

The stunning Ukrainian air combat shootdown today occurred in Russian airspace in the Bryansk region. It followed an equally stunning Ukrainian missile strike on an industrial facility in Luhansk yesterday.

One Mi-8 helicopter was downed over Russian territory in the Bryansk region bordering Ukraine. Both pilots were reportedly killed. Video footage of the Mi-8 shootdown released on social media suggests a surface-to-air (SAM) missile hit. The second Mi-8 was reportedly downed in the Klintsy area of the Bryansk region.

Also, video footage released on social media purportedly showed the burning wreckage of the Su-34 that crashed in Russian territory in the Bryansk region. Unconfirmed reports suggest both the pilots in the Su-34 were killed.

It is unknown if SAMs or air-to-air missiles shot down the Russian Aerospace Force (RuAF) fighters.

The shootdown today followed massive RuAF strikes on ammunition depots in Khmelnytskyi, West Ukraine, earlier in the day, with reports pointing to the use of several Geran-2 drones.

The Russian strike could have been a face-saving retaliation for yesterday’s Ukrainian missile attack in the Luhansk region.

Storm Shadow Strike On Luhansk

According to a statement by the RuMoD, “On May 12 around 6.30 pm Moscow time, AFU Air Force combat aircraft launched a missile attack on Polipak polymer products company and Milam meat processing plant in Luhansk.

“The strike was carried out using Storm Shadow missiles supplied to the Kyiv regime by the UK, contrary to London’s claims that these weapons would not be used on civilian targets.

“As a result of the strike, a fire broke out on the territory of Luhansk food and chemical industries. Some nearby residential buildings are destroyed. Civilians, including six children, were injured. Russian Aerospace Forces fighter aircraft shot down AFU Su-24 aircraft that attacked Luhansk and MiG-29 fighter that was covering it.”

Technical Sophistication

The most outstanding feature of the Luhansk strike was its technical sophistication and excellent coordination, indicative of a very high standard of training.

Ukraine reportedly used two Storm Shadow cruise missiles in the Luhansk strike. The launch of the Storm Shadow missiles by the Ukrainian Su-24 aircraft (which Russia claims to have shot down) was evidently preceded by the launch of ADM-160 decoy missiles to light up Russian AD radars, which were then struck using MiG-29 launched AGM-88 HARM missiles.

The use of ADM-160 decoys is the first recorded in the conflict. The US had not announced the supply of the decoys to Ukraine, which would explain why Russian AD units were easily baited into engaging them.

The Su-24 is a heavy fighter and likely the only one in the Ukrainian Air Force inventory capable of carrying the 1,300-kilogram Storm Shadow missile.

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