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    ISW: Ukrainische F-16 hat wahrscheinlich russischen Su-34-Kampfjet abgeschossen


    ISW: Ukrainische F-16 hat wahrscheinlich russischen Su-34-Kampfjet abgeschossen

    https://united24media.com/latest-news/isw-ukrainian-f-16-likely-shot-down-russian-su-34-fighter-jet-2961

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    2. CupCharacter853 on

      The title:

      >ISW: Ukrainian F-16 Likely Shot Down Russian Su-34 Fighter Jet

      What ISW actually says:

      >A Russian milblogger claimed that a Ukrainian F-16 downed a Russian Su-34 fighter aircraft in an unspecified area of the theater on October 12. ISW cannot verify the claim that a Ukrainian F-16 was involved in the reported loss of the Russian Su-34.

    3. Fatalist_m on

      UNITED24 at it again… ISW did not say “F-16 Likely Shot Down…”.

      What they said is:

      >A Russian milblogger claimed that a Ukrainian F-16 downed a Russian Su-34 fighter aircraft in an unspecified area of the theater on October 12. ISW cannot verify the claim that a Ukrainian F-16 was involved in the reported loss of the Russian Su-34. 

      [https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-october-12-2024](https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-october-12-2024)

      The only source is a small(12k subscribers) channel without any sort of credibility – vdv_za_chestnost_a_spavedlivost

      To be clear the Su-34 was definitely shot down, that was confirmed with relatively credible sources like FIGHTERBOMBER, but we don’t know how it was shot down.

    4. Kon2727 on

      I mean it is within perfect range of the AMRAAM if it was fired from within Ukrainian territory. This could entice the Russians to stop dropping the glide bombs since they have to get so close to the border in order to drop them.

    5. Snake_Plizken on

      Most likely shot down by anti air. Would be incredibly stupid to tell the Russians what specific systems they have in that area.

    8. Barbecued_orc_ribs on

      No..no it didn’t.

      Very little chance they’re close to the LOC. AIM-120 wouldn’t lock on (f16 radar wouldn’t have the capability that far away).

      Most likely crashed due to poor maintenance or not following SOP trying to locate the f16’s itself. Air to air kills aren’t going to be a thing unless they get Gripens with Meteor (and that won’t happen due to escalation management/geopolitics).

      F16’s will remain in the rear areas for drone and cruise missile interception, and that’s it.

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