The air force grounded 6 Russian planes in 3 days: how will this affect Russian pilots

Ukrainian air defense has landed as many as 6 Russian aircraft over the last 3 days – 4 Su-34 fighter-bombers and 2 Su-35 fighters. Such a serious loss of the enemy is very pleasant for the Ukrainians.

About this 24 Channel said aviation expert Konstantin Krivolap. He suggested how shooting down 6 planes could change the situation at the front and affect Russian pilots.

Pilots will see the light

As an aviation expert noted, there are currently about 70–75 Su-34 aircraft left in Russia. However, European experts who examined and analyzed the state of enemy aviation concluded that the Russians had only 40 – 45 of these machines left.

I I think that Russian pilots will have an epiphany. They will look at this situation and wonder if they should go on a flight. It’s unlikely that they will come so close to our territory now,” said Krivolap.

Russia can produce approximately 20 Su-34 and Su-35 aircraft per year. 10 units of each type. Even if the Russians can continue to produce aircraft, the question arises where they will get the required number of pilots, since it is impossible to train them in a year.

What is the reason for such powerful work of the Air Force

An aviation expert noted that the downing of 6 Russian aircraft is extremely good news. If the prodigal Patriot air defense system had appeared in the Eastern direction a little earlier, then perhaps during the last days there would have been a different situation in Avdeevka.

The Russians became extremely impudent and flew very close to line of combat contact, because they had to drop a very large number of KABs – about 60 – 80 per day.

To have a range of 70 kilometers , the fighters had to gain about 10 kilometers of altitude and only then could they launch the bomb,” noted Krivolap. heights According to him, the occupiers were sure that they were safe, but our good friend Patriot noticed something, turned on for a couple of minutes, fired missiles and the planes disappeared.

The downing of the Russian Su-34 and Su-35: briefly

• On the morning of February 17, the Ukrainian military in the Vostochny direction, three Russian aircraft landed at once – Su-34 bombers and a Su-35 fighter. The defeat was achieved during enemy strikes with guided bombs on the positions of our troops.
• The next morning, February 18, thanks to the effective work of the Air Force, another Russian fighter-bomber Su- 34. Commander Nikolai Oleschuk noted that his soldiers of the Vostok air command.
• The successes in the sky did not end there. On February 19, our defenders eliminated two more aircraft that carried out attacks with KABs.