Su-30SM sorties destroy Ukraine’s air defenses

09/04/2022 14:44 GMT+7

“In the course of the mission, the crews of the Russian Aerospace Forces detected and destroyed a radar station as well as the Ukrainian Buk-M1 air defense missile system,” the statement said.

According to the Russian Defense Ministry, the targets were destroyed by surface-to-air missiles.

Earlier, the Russian Defense Ministry said that its air defense systems shot down a Ukrainian Su-27 plane in the settlement of Novomykhailivka (Donetsk).

In a statement on April 8, Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said: “The following targets have been destroyed since Russia began its special military operation in Ukraine: 97 aircraft helicopters, 421 unmanned aerial vehicles, 228 long and medium range surface-to-air missile systems, 2,019 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 223 multiple launch rocket systems, 874 field guns and mortars, 1,917 special military motor vehicles”.

According to Konashenkov, on April 8, the aircraft of the Russian air force and the missile force destroyed 81 Ukrainian military facilities.

“Aircraft of the Russian Air Force and missile corps have attacked 81 Ukrainian military facilities, including two command posts, an Osa surface-to-air missile system, three multiple launch missile systems, 9 points and 59 areas of concentration of Ukraine’s weapons, “said a spokesman for the Russian Defense Ministry.

General Konashenkov also confirmed that the Russian military destroyed a foreign mercenary training center northeast of Odessa, Ukraine with precision missiles of the Bastion coastal defense missile system.

Meanwhile, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova warned that the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is prolonging the conflict in Ukraine by continuing to send more weapons to Kiev.

“By continuing to supply Ukraine with additional weapons, NATO is contributing to prolonging the conflict,” Zakharova said.

The Russian diplomat said that, although NATO denies participating in the conflict in Ukraine, the reality shows that the alliance is “confronting Russia by using Ukraine as a shield”.

Peace (translation summary)