Commander-in-Chief, general Oleksandr Syrskyi:
This morning, the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine destroyed two russian planes that were attacking the positions of our troops with guided air bombs.
One Su-34 fighter-bomber and one Su-35S fighter.
Thanks for the work!
https://twitter.com/AFUStratCom/status/1759515541092315264
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We lost two more planes. The reason, frankly speaking, horrified us.
On Monday, February 19, our Su-34 and Su-35 were shot down in the air defense zone. All three pilots, unfortunately, died. We confirm the information of a number of military officers - the planes were shot down as a result of “friendly fire” from our air defense. Moreover, the reason why such fire was opened is very serious.
“The planes were shot down from the S-300 system, the crew of which was in a drunken state. One of the air defense soldiers had a birthday, and he decided to celebrate it with his colleagues. Right in the morning and at the combat post. We drank too much, and the result is such a tragedy,” a source in the VKS told us.
And the interlocutor at the General Staff noted that all the soldiers who committed faults had already been interrogated. Perhaps a decision will be made to arrest them. To be honest, at first we didn't believe what happened. Now, having received confirmation of this information from several sources, we simply hope that there will be no more such emergencies at the front.
https://t.me/kremlin_secrets/3630
Which is worse for the Russians: being shot down by the enemy or by friendly fire?