On Wednesday, September 2, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported this, as quoted by the portal “New Voice”.
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According to updated data, in addition to the MiG-29 fighter jet, the destruction of the Ka-27 helicopter was also confirmed – it was shot down on August 30 near the Yeysk airfield in the Krasnodar region.
On September 1 and the night of September 2, units of the Ukrainian defense forces also struck other military targets. In the settlement of Volodymyrivka in the Donetsk region, an enemy ammunition depot was hit, and in the settlement of Ocheretyne in the same region – a material and technical supply warehouse of the Russian army unit.
In the settlement of Rechitsa in the Bryansk region of Russia, a concentration point for weapons and military equipment was struck.
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The extent of the damage is currently being clarified, and work to destroy important military targets continues.
What kind of fighter jet is it
The MiG-29 is a Soviet fourth-generation multirole fighter jet. It is designed to destroy all types of air targets using guided missiles and the aircraft’s cannon, as well as to attack ground targets using unguided weapons.
This aircraft can reach speeds of up to 2450 km/h, and its combat radius is 700 km.
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