Russia-Ukraine War

Fighting for the sky: This is how the Ukrainian army manages to shoot down Putin's planes

The Ukrainian army announced that it had shot down about 80 Russian planes and helicopters during the nine days of fighting.

The horrors of Russian fighter jets include portable anti-aircraft batteries manufactured in Russia and directed against it in the war.

Amir Bohbot

05/03/2022

Saturday, 05 March 2022, 17:48 Updated: 18:20

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In the video: Documentation by the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense according to which he shot down a Russian helicopter (Walla! NEWS system)

In the last day, videos have been posted on social media in which Russian pilots were seen in captivity after abandoning fighter jets shot down by the Ukrainian army.

According to estimates by security experts in the West, the Russian military has so far, for some unknown reason, operated only about a hundred fighter jets out of 1,500 different fighter jets in its possession and has not yet been able to achieve air superiority across Ukraine.

On the other hand, this morning the Ukrainian army announced that during the nine days of fighting it shot down 39 Russian planes and 40 helicopters.

The main Ukrainian challenge is to shoot down fighter jets to prevent them from gaining air superiority after NATO and the US failed to obtain demilitarized airspace for them.

The Ukrainians have a variety of capabilities at their disposal: from fighter jets that were not destroyed because the Ukrainians knew how to hide their location and even conduct air battles with Russian pilots.

In addition, mobile s-300 batteries developed in Russia but also manufactured in the Ukrainian defense industries in the city of Dnipro, the fourth largest city in Ukraine, are becoming a threat to Russian fighter pilots.

This system includes a series of missiles that are capable of hitting precision and high-speed missiles and aircraft from a range of about 250 kilometers.

The uniqueness of the system is not only measured in the range, accuracy and speed of the interceptors but also in the ability to deal with several targets simultaneously and launch at each of them more than one interceptor.

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Russian helicopter interception published by the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense (Photo: official website, no)

In addition, the Ukrainians have a "book" system made in Russia.

It is a portable battery that includes an advanced radar, six launchers and three missile carriers. From the moment the truck carrying the systems stops, it can be activated in a few minutes using only three fighters. The system is capable of launching three missiles simultaneously at the target. Thermal and laser rangefinder. The radar of the system has a detection range of 85 km, and each missile-carrying vehicle contains 13 missiles.

The main challenge for the Russians is to locate the mobile air defense systems that are hidden in the area under the auspices of forests, buildings, etc.

Alongside these, the Ukrainian forces are operating Stinger-type shoulder-fired missiles received from the Americans, Strala missiles and in recent days arms shipments have been made from Germany and the US to reinforce the forces with additional shoulder-fired missiles. (sa-22) is an integrated system of guns and surface-to-air missiles, tactical and mobile against aircraft and cruise missiles.

An air battle between a Russian and a Ukrainian plane in the skies of Kyiv

Air battle between a Ukrainian plane and a Russian plane in the skies of Kyiv (Twitter)

The Russians are waging a clear tension in operating fighter jets due to gaps in intelligence, an effort to pinpoint the attacks to the various targets, operating a type of armament, and accordingly they are choosing the type of fighter jets.

The plane that has been operated the most so far and even shot down throughout Ukraine is the su-25 that flies at relatively low altitudes to the su-35 that flies at a relatively high altitude.

One of the videos documented a su-25 pilot, whose fighter jet was shot down and captured, said that they were given the mission 10 minutes before takeoff and that there was a constant change in missions.

Evidence that explains the confusion in the conduct of Russian combat and the challenges posed by the Ukrainians to the operational activities of Russian fighter pilots.

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