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CRASH AND BURN Dramatic moment Putin’s £8.5million fighter jet is shot out of the sky before plummeting to ground in fireball explosion
Sun UK ^ | 7/23/2024 | VERA DEMERTZIS

Posted on 07/23/2024 5:20:43 AM PDT by marcusmaximus

THIS IS the moment Ukrainian soldiers shot down a Russian Su-25 attack jet.

The incident occurred near Pokrovsk, Donetsk Oblast, the Khortytsia group of forces said on July 23.

Anti-air units shot the plane down as it was attempting to fire on Ukrainian positions, the statement by the group forces said.

The Khortytsia group of forces also shared a video that showed an anti-aircraft missile being launched and striking a plane in the distance.

The Soviet-designed Su-25, nicknamed "Frogfoot" by NATO, is a heavily armored ground-attack aircraft.

(Excerpt) Read more at thesun.co.uk ...


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To: kiryandil

You lost a third of the Black Sea fleet to a country without a navy. LOL!


41 posted on 07/23/2024 11:13:19 AM PDT by marcusmaximus
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To: marcusmaximus
You lost a third of the Black Sea fleet to a country without a navy. LOL!

The United States doesn't have a navy? When did this happen?

Will Hungary cut off electrical supplies to your Ukraine after the oil pipeline shutdown? LOL!


42 posted on 07/23/2024 11:16:47 AM PDT by kiryandil (FR Democrat Party operatives! Rally in defense of your Colombian cartel stooge Merchan!)
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To: BushCountry

Current F-35 procurement cost is around $80 million.

The Su-25 cost is given in a graphic in the article as £85 million, not 8.5, but that seems too high. Maybe adjusted for inflation? 8.5 seems way too low unless it was cost in original £s.


43 posted on 07/23/2024 11:28:58 AM PDT by steve86 (Numquam accusatus, numquam ad curiam ibit, numquam ad carcerem™)
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To: marcusmaximus

Name the Freepers who said that Putin would take that Cesspool City in
a few days. You are a delusional liar.


44 posted on 07/23/2024 2:03:01 PM PDT by tennmountainman ( (“Less propaganda would be appreciated.” JimRob 12-2-2023 DITTO)
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