In February, 10 Russian airplanes and 1 helicopter became scrap metal. They were worth almost $900 million. And February is not yet over...
"Negative takeoff" chronicles:
🔷️ On February 7, fighters of the Tavria operational-strategic group destroyed a Ka-52 Alligator attack helicopter with the crew onboard using MANPADS.
🔷️ On February 17, Air Force units destroyed three aircraft at once in the Eastern direction: 2 Su-34 fighter bombers and 1 Su-35 fighter.
🔷️ On February 18, another Su-34 was shot down.
🔷️ On February 19, Ukrainian Defenders downed a Su-34 and a Su-35C.
🔷️ On February 21, another Su-34 made a successful "negative landing".
🔷️ On February 23, Russia lost its A-50 flying radar, of which only six remain, according to the data by the Defense Intelligence of Ukraine.
🔷️ On February 27, the downing of the Su-type vessels continued. +2 Su-34 fighter bombers under the belt of the AFU.
Result: 7️⃣ Su-34s, 2️⃣ Su-35s, 1️⃣ Ka-52, and 1️⃣ A-50.
Approximate value of the shot-down Russian military scrap metal:
🚁 Ka-52 - $16 million.
🛬Su-34 - $50 million.
🛬Su-35 - $100 mln.
🛬A-50 - $330 million.
Total: almost $900 million.