Hubi@feddit.org to Ukraine@sopuli.xyzEnglish · 1 month ago'Russian bombers are burning en masse' — Ukraine's SBU drones hit 'more than 40' aircraft in mass attack, source claimskyivindependent.comexternal-linkmessage-square78fedilinkarrow-up1496 cross-posted to: globalnews@lemmy.zipgoodnews@lemmy.mlworldnews@lemmy.mlukrainianconflict@lemmit.onlineukraine@lemmit.onlineworld@lemmy.worldworldnews@lemmit.online
arrow-up1496external-link'Russian bombers are burning en masse' — Ukraine's SBU drones hit 'more than 40' aircraft in mass attack, source claimskyivindependent.comHubi@feddit.org to Ukraine@sopuli.xyzEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square78fedilink cross-posted to: globalnews@lemmy.zipgoodnews@lemmy.mlworldnews@lemmy.mlukrainianconflict@lemmit.onlineukraine@lemmit.onlineworld@lemmy.worldworldnews@lemmit.online
minus-squareIphtashuFitz@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·1 month agoAnd I’m guessing Russia doesn’t have much of a supply of usable spare parts for all these aircraft.
minus-squareharrys_balzac@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up12·1 month agoSome of these aircraft are leftovers from the USSR days and were built in Ukraine so there are no parts and no facilities in Russia to make them. For the modern ones, Russia is having trouble getting the parts due to sanctions, even with all the help from China.
minus-squarePandoras_Can_Opener@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 month agoI’m a particular fan of Ukrainians destroying Ukrainian built war equipment in use by Russians. It’s beautiful.
And I’m guessing Russia doesn’t have much of a supply of usable spare parts for all these aircraft.
Some of these aircraft are leftovers from the USSR days and were built in Ukraine so there are no parts and no facilities in Russia to make them.
For the modern ones, Russia is having trouble getting the parts due to sanctions, even with all the help from China.
I’m a particular fan of Ukrainians destroying Ukrainian built war equipment in use by Russians. It’s beautiful.