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Another Russian SU-25 attack aircraft shot down by Igla air defence system – the National Guard

Tuesday, 24 May 2022, 21:10
Another Russian SU-25 attack aircraft shot down by Igla air defence system – the National Guard

VALENTINA ROMANENKO - TUESDAY, 24 MAY 2022, 9:10 P.M.

The National Guard has reported the destruction of a Russian SU-25 attack aircraft on 23 May over the Zaporizhzhia Oblast.

Source: National Guard of Ukraine Press Centre on 24 May

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Quote: "On 23 May, while performing combat missions in the Zaporizhzhia Oblast, for the second time in a month a serviceman of the National Guard inflicted irreparable losses on the enemy.

With a well-aimed shot, the national guardsman destroyed the SU-25 Grach fighter attack aircraft.

Details: According to Ukrainska Pravda’s data, the Russian plane fell victim to the Igla man-portable air-defence system (MANPADS) used by the national guardsman. 

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