Shooting Down 11 Jets In 11 Days, Ukraine Nudges The Russian Air Force Closer To Organizational Death-Spiral

Forbes ^ | 02/19/2024 | David Axe

[ChicagoConservative27]

The Russian air force lost another Sukhoi Su-34 fighter-bomber on Thursday, the Ukrainian air force claimed. If confirmed, the Thursday shoot-down would extend an unprecedented hot streak for Ukrainian air-defenses.

The Ukrainian claim they’ve shot down 11 Russian planes in 11 days: eight Su-34s, two Sukhoi Su-35 fighters and a rare Beriev A-50 radar plane.

But those 11 claimed losses are worse than they might seem for the increasingly stressed Russian air force. In theory, the air arm has plenty more planes. In practice, the service is dangerously close to collapse.

[ChicagoConservative27]

And I can get into skinny jeans...

[EEGator]

Maybe it was our troops, or the Brits…

[Paladin2]

This is somewhat unbelievable to say, but Trump needs to mediate and get to at least a ceasefire.

[Secret Agent Man]

I’m sure you can get into skinny jeans. Partway at least. Before the knees....

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

Well, it's clear that Ukraine is winning and Putin has Stage IV cancer.

We can stop giving Ukraine aid now, right?

[aMorePerfectUnion]

It will eventually be revealed western operators are manning the systems, providing targeting, strategy, etc.

We are at war under cover.

[sopo]

Here is thepoint of the article::”all thanks to Russia-aligned Republicans in the U.S. Congress, who have been blocking further U.S. aid to Ukraine since October.”

[technically right]

It will be interesting to see what happens when and/or if the Ukes start deploying F—16’s.

[Dr. Franklin]

Putin is taking more risks, and cares little about losses, because his election day is soon. He wants to show progress, and he will lie about the size of Russian losses. They may get less aggressive after election day.

[megaMAGA]

<< We can stop giving Ukraine aid now, right? >>

Yes especially seeing they could pull this off with no money
And no ammunition…

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

”all thanks to Russia-aligned Republicans in the U.S. Congress, who have been blocking further U.S. aid to Ukraine since October.”

"Russia-aligned Republicans" but never-mind the other half of Republicans and Democrat simps for Ukraine.

[Republican Wildcat]

Oh - another collapse - this time the Russians.

They haven’t completely collapsed as many times as the Ukranians in the last 2 years - but I guess if you add in the number of times Putin has become incapacitated (or worse) it comes close.

[Chad C. Mulligan]

Are the F-16’s even going to be necessary?

I read a report that said that the A50 AWACS they got was hit by some sort of UAV from over 100 miles away. Can anyone confirm?

[canuck_conservative]

I love the sound of an illegal Russian invasion failing

[kiryandil]

David Axe is a rentboy for zElensky.

[Brian Griffin]

“Su-34s”

WIKI

Number built 155+ (7 test and 148+ serial aircraft)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sukhoi_Su-34

The Russians probably have a plan in the works to take such a large percentage loss.

[MinorityRepublican]

Still many planes left.

Military aircraft production is carried out at three locations: Novosibirsk Aviation Plant (NAZ) Komsomolsk-on-Amur Aviation Plant (KnAAZ) Irkutsk Aviation Plant (IAP)

[Firehath]

Winning

Mariupol

Bakhmut

Avidiika

Flatten more too

Gog abomination desolation usa

MaGog abomination desolation nato - un

Rev 13

[Blurb2350]

German Pres. Olaf Scholz let slip just yesterday that active-duty British and French troops from were in Ukraine operating cruise missile systems.

[EEGator]

Yes, that’s my unstated reference.

I will say, I don’t think it slipped at all.