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Kubrakov's spokeswoman, Yulia Vernyhor, confirmed the statement with Kyiv Post without specifying the timeframes for flights’ resumption.
Mar. 11
Drones
Ukraine has scored two confirmed kills against the high value A-50U “Mainstay” airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft and may have damaged more in a recent drone raid.
Mar. 11
NATO
America’s best robot spy plane just spent nearly twelve hours over the east Black Sea sometimes swinging within 100 km of the Russian mainland. It flew away unharmed.
Mar. 7
Drones
Unmanned aerial vehicles, better known as drones, have changed the face of the battlefield in Ukraine, and the Pentagon intends to take their use to the next level – with AI.
Mar. 7
War in Ukraine
Russian naval commander details how Ukrainian intelligence forces used 5 unmanned surface drones to sink the Russian naval patrol vessel Sergei Kotov along with a Ka-29 military helicopter.
Mar. 5
Russia
President Putin’s December assertion that Russia would build 1,000 of its own airplanes by 2030 has gotten off to a shaky start – and the excuses have already started.
Mar. 3
Aviation
Repeated shoot-downs of more than a dozen of the Kremlin’s best jets took place about 18 months after key electronic defense systems were captured by Kyiv and could now be compromised.
Mar. 2
Armed Forces of Ukraine
Ukraine Depleting Best Air-Defense Missiles By Downing Russian Fighter and Command Aircraft - Forbes
Forbes suggests Ukraine’s success in downing jets stems from their use of American-made Patriot and NASAMS missile systems. They say the risk lies in the lack of US ammunition supply since December.
Feb. 28
War in Ukraine
Ukraine's Defenses take down two more Su-34s; Biden says Ukraine's path to victory will be from US aid, not US troops; More civilian deaths in Donbas
Feb. 28
NATO
The Ukrainian Air Force looks on track to get Sweden’s impressive Gripen fighter jet, but even though the Swedes seem motivated, if it happens it will take about a year.
Feb. 27
Zaporizhzhia
Ukraine’s military intelligence and Air Force brought down another high value Beriev A-50 command aircraft over the Azov Sea on Friday in a “combined operation.”
Feb. 24
War in Ukraine
Ukraine has recently shot down seven Russian fighter-bombers, the latest another Su-34. Air Force officials haven’t released the location or methods of the engagement.
Feb. 21
Russia
Targets for blame include – so far – bad Russian air traffic control, Russian friendly fire, tricky Ukrainians deploying advanced missiles close to the fighting line, and stupid Kremlin generals.
Feb. 21
War in Ukraine
The dogfight took place in the skies geo-located over wetlands near the village of Krynky, where Ukrainian Marines have held a Dnipro River bridgehead since mid-October.
Feb. 20
War in Ukraine
28-year-old Captain Maxim Kuzminov seized control of a Russian armored combat Mi-8 helicopter and brought it safely to an airbase in the Kharkiv region in August of 2023.
Feb. 19
War in Ukraine
The Armed Forces of Ukraine claim to have shot down six Russian fighter aircraft in less than 72 hours.
Feb. 19
The Moscow Times reported on Monday May 6 that an Airbus A321 operated by Nordwind Airlines (North Wind), en route from Moscow to Orenburg had to turn back after suffering a technical emergency.
May. 7