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Major Tomov has been apprehended by Ukrainian military-the Russian airforce is bleeding by attrition [1]
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Date: 2023-08-14
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news.yahoo.com/…
500 Russian occupiers plus tanks, drones eliminated over past 24 hours Personnel: 254,380 (+530) confirmed casualties
Tanks: 4,306 (+8) units
Combat armored vehicles: 8,354 (+19) units
Artillery systems: 5,099 (+27) units
Multiple Launch Rocket Systems (MLRS): 714 (+1) units
Anti-Aircraft Missile Systems: 479 (+2) units
Aircraft: 315 (+0) units
Helicopters: 313 (+0) units
Operational-Tactical UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles): 4,213 (+9) units
Cruise missiles: 1,379 (+0) units
Ships/boats: 18 (+0) units
Military vehicles and tankers: 7,562 (+19) units
Specialized equipment: 766 (+6) units.
www.businessinsider.com/…
see also: www.defensenews.com/… How F-16s for Ukraine could harm Russia without taking a single shot
That's in addition to UK intelligence figures, which suggest around 130 of the estimated 900 planes in Russia's air force deployed in Ukraine have crashed or been shot down during the war.
"As the VKS [Russian air force] devotes a greater share of its dwindling force to countering those, it will have fewer aircraft left to support Russian ground operations," he wrote. "VKS fighters in the sky will also be less capable, stemming from two years of overuse."
see also: www.independent.co.uk/… Ukrainian troops launch surprise raid across Dnipro River and break through some of Russia’s defences-Russian military bloggers suggest some of Moscow’s soldiers were either killed or captured in the raid
www.businessinsider.com/...
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