Pletenchuk: Su-24M mined grain corridor, but after shooting down enemy bomber, Russian aviation activity changed
Kyiv • UNN
Russian aviation activity has decreased after a Su-24M bomber was shot down by Ukrainian forces; it had previously been to mine a grain corridor, Ukrainian Navy spokesman Dmytro Pletenchuk said.
Activity No occupiers' aircraft have been observed since the downing of the Russian bomber Su-24M bomber, which was mining the grain corridor, but the real purpose of the of the bomber, or the so-called "Utyug", should have been to break through the air defense system.
This was reported by by the spokesman for the Ukrainian Navy, Captain 3rd Rank Dmytro Pletenchuk on the air of the telethon "United News", reports UNN.
Details
Dynamics of the enemy's use of aviation in the Black Sea region has changed today. As Dmytro Pletenchuk noted, after the downing of the Su-24M bomber, "we did not observed any aviation activity". He also explained the latest use of the Su-24M, its mission and the bomber's informal name.
The peculiarity of the use of this bomber was that it tried to mine our grain corridor... This aircraft in general. It has an informal name, "Iron," or in fact it is called "Iron" because it is designed to break through enemy air defense systems. It can fold its wings back and go at high speed. But they used it in a slightly different way, and this is the result, the one we have
The spokesman for the Ukrainian Navy of the Armed Forces of Ukraine separately noted the Air Force, as they help ensure the safety of civilian navigation, which is especially important due to the previous activity of Russians' previous air strikes.
To recap
Russian Su-24M bomber was destroyed by the defenders of Ukrainian skies near the island of Zmeinyi.
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