Air War over Ukraine (nothing graphic!)

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AA missile vs. drone

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Flanker crashing
… in front of an apartment building in Yeysk, Russia. Note parachute on the right.

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Cruise missile being intercepted

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AA missile vs. drone

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1st-person ejection from Su-25

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Mi-8 hit by MANPADS and crashing


Cruise missiles being intercepted


SAM launcher exploding


Minefiled clearing

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SAM vs. Drone


AA Gun vs. Drone

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Burning Su-24

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Cruise Missile vs. SAM

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Suchoi burning
… though unlike claimed, not due to NASAMS.

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Ka-52 being hit by missile

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Su-34 manufacturing quality

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Cruise missile vs. MANPADS

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Russian cruise missiles heading for Ukraine

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Su-34 burns and falls

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Ka-52 hit; pilots ejecting

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MiG-31 burning and crashing; pilots ejecting

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Su-34 and Mi-8 burning and crashing
These are on Russian territory and most likely friendly fire. Ukraine received new cruise missiles and first used them against Russian occupation last night. It seems that Russian air defence is now so nervous that they shoot at anything in sight.

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Su-25 MANPADS Damage

Plane still managed to land. (Source)

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Pantsir Target Altitude

Minimal altitude of targets that a Pantsir air defence system, placed in Moscow, can engage. Green is 30 meters.

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Maybe in the light of recent events I should rename the thread to Air War over Ukraine and Russia?


Destroyed S-400 Command Unit

Command module of a Russian S-400 Triumph air defence system. Destroyed by HIMARS on May 20th in the Kherson region. Most likely by the M30A1 warhead with 182.000 Tungsten balls.

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