Ukrainian MiG-29 downs Russian Shahed drone in night mission – video
Ukraine’s Air Force released footage of a MiG-29 operated by Ukrainian pilot Yellowtail shooting down a Russian Shahed kamikaze drone during a night mission.
Source: Ukraine’s Air Force Command on Facebook, as reported by Ukrainska Pravda
Quote: "Night combat mission by pilot Yellowtail. The video, captured from a MiG-29 fighter, shows the destruction of an enemy Shahed kamikaze drone during a defence against a Russian large-scale airstrike on infrastructure facilities."
Details: The Air Force stated that Yellowtail, a pilot from the Tactical Aviation Brigade of Air Command Zakhid (West), has completed over 100 sorties.
Background: On the night of 20-21 May 2025, from 00:30, Russian forces attacked Ukraine with 76 kamikaze drones, of which 22 were shot down and 41 disappeared from radar.
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