Ukraine says it has downed double the number of warplanes Moscow lost in Afghanistan

Ukrainian forces claim to have destroyed 278 Russian aircraft during eight months of fighting, more than twice as many as the Soviet Union lost in its 1979-89 military intervention in Afghanistan.

Russian Sukhoi Su-25 Frogfoot ground-attack planes perform during the Aviadarts military aviation competition at the Dubrovichi range near Ryazan, Russia, August 2, 2015 (Illustrative).

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ByREUTERS

NOVEMBER 3, 2022 16:50

Ukraine says it has downed double the number of warplanes Moscow lost in Afghanistan

Ukrainian forces claim to have destroyed 278 Russian aircraft during eight months of fighting, more than twice as many as the Soviet Union lost in its 1979-89 military intervention in Afghanistan.

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Ukraine says it has downed double the number of warplanes Moscow lost in Afghanistan

Ukrainian forces claim to have destroyed 278 Russian aircraft during eight months of fighting, more than twice as many as the Soviet Union lost in its 1979-89 military intervention in Afghanistan.

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