The NSDC told how the military lost two aircraft in a day
Donetsk - Kyiv, July 02 (Navigator, Victoria Litovchenko) - ATO forces lost two military aircraft during the operation today.
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This was stated during a briefing by the speaker of the information and analytical center of the National Security and Defense Council Andrei Lysenko.
“In the SU-24, during a flight over the Donetsk region, 4 shots were fired from MANPADS. The pilot managed to dodge three of them, but 1 missile hit the plane’s engine, which caught fire. The pilot managed to put out the flames and carry out an emergency start of the undamaged engine, return to the scene of fire and destroy the anti-aircraft gun. Using one engine, the plane flew another 300 kilometers and landed at its home airfield. The crew of the plane is safe,” Lysenko said.
The loss of the second Su-25 aircraft occurred during an incident during landing at the Dnepropetrovsk airfield. The pilot ejected; there were no casualties or damage to airport facilities. The pilot is alive.
As the "Navigator" reported, today near Lugansk nine people died as a result of an air raid. Security officials deny the presence of military aircraft in the area.
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