aircraft shot down
Russia lost another Beriev A-50 AEW&C aircraft?
Gastón Dubois
As happened in mid-January, it appears that the Russian Air Force (VVS) lost another of its vital Beriev A-50 airborne ...
Russian Il-22 barely escaped
Gastón Dubois
The Il-22, an aircraft used as a flying command post by the Russian Air Force, suffered a missile strike that ...
Russia claims to have shot down three Su-27, one Su-25 and two Mi-24
Gastón Dubois
Russian troops reportedly shot down three Ukrainian Su-27 fighters near Poltava, an Su-25 attack aircraft in Gostomel and two Mi-24 ...
Manpads in Ukraine: The return of Russian aircraft’s biggest fear
Gastón Dubois
As in Afghanistan more than 40 years ago, man-portable air-defense systems, or MANPADS, are largely responsible for the downing of ...
