A squadron of A-10s at the start of the war would have put an end to that convoy in short order.....
A squadron of A-10s at the start of the war would have put an end to that convoy in short order
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Had they been there, they would have been destroyed.
SU-25s are the Russian equivalent which the Ukraine AF has but they were in constant danger of the S300 and S400 systems that covered that area. A-10s would have fared no better.
Contrary to Westerner reports, Ukraine SU-25s did hit the convoy many times.