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The aircraft hits were confirmed by satellite
images.
On Sunday, May 19, the Kushchevskaya
airbase was again targeted by Ukrainian drones.
One Flanker (Su-27 or Su-35) was destroyed.
This aircraft originally belonged to the Russian
Knights aerobatic team, identifiable by its
distinctive white-blue-red coloring. One Su-34
was also damaged. The damaged aircraft can
also be seen in satellite images. After the attack,
most of the Russian aircraft left this base.
On Wednesday, May 22, five ATACMS missiles
hit an S-400 air defense battery at Mospino
airport in the Donetsk region. The radar, control
center, and two launchers were destroyed, while
one launcher was damaged.
Destroyed in the Air
In total, the Russian air force lost six aircraft
on the ground and five more were damaged
during the month. Only one aircraft was lost in
the air, but it was a significant loss. A Su-34 with
the designation RF-95002 and fuselage number
"red 21" was destroyed during a combat flight on
S-400 system destroyed on May 15 at the Belbek airport in Crimea.
A Maxar satellite captured the wreckage of two MiG-31
fighters the day after the attack on Belbek airport.
A fuel depot at the Belbek base, in a satellite image from Maxar, shown before and after the attack.
A destroyed warehouse containing kits for glide bombs at the Kuščevskaja base. A Flanker in the colors of the Russkiye Vityazi aerobatic team was
destroyed on May 19 at the Kuščevskaja base. The upper photo was
taken by Planet Labs on May 5, and the lower one was taken on May 23.
A pair of MiG-31 fighters in an image released by the
Russian Ministry of Defense.
A destroyed non-airworthy ex-Ukrainian MiG-29 at Belbek airport.
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