Silicon Bites - #37 - Russia's Aircraft Losses Increase Dramatically as Kyiv's Strategy Changes.

Edition No37 | 01-03-2024 Ukrainian forces shot down the second Russian Su-34 attack plane in a single day on Feb. 27, the Air Force reported. The destruction of the jet is the latest in a recent uptick of downed Russian planes, including two A-50 early warning and control aircraft in the past two months, each costing around $330 million. There are signs that the uptick in aircraft losses has caused Russia to change its aerial strategy, reducing the number of sorties flown by Russia's Air Force, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) said in December 2023. Ukraine reportedly downed a Su-34 on Feb. 21, a Su-34 and a Su-35S plane on Feb. 19, a Su-34 plane on Feb. 18, as well as two Russian Su-34 fighter jets and another Russian Su-35 combat aircraft on Feb. 17. Russia has lost around 340 planes since the beginning of the full-scale invasion on Feb. 24, 2022, the General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces reported on the morning of Feb. 27. ~~~~~ SUPPORT THE CHANNEL: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain https://www.patreon.com/siliconcurtain ~~~~~ KYIV INDEPENDENT https://kyivindependent.com/air-force-ukraine-downs-10-out-of-10-russian-drones-launched-overnight/ https://kyivindependent.com/air-force-ukraine-downs-2nd-russian-su-34-aircraft-in-single-day/ https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-war-latest-ukraine-withdraws-from-2-more-villages-near-avdiivka-downs-2-russian-warplanes-in-single-day/ https://kyivindependent.com/macron-doesnt-rule-out-possibility-of-western-troops-in-ukraine/ https://kyivindependent.com/france-netherlands-back-czech-plan-to-buy-ammunition-for-ukraine-outside-eu/ https://kyivindependent.com/netherlands-requested-9-howitzers-for-ukraine-from-czechia/ https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-pins-hopes-on-home-made-drones-to-counter-russia/ https://kyivindependent.com/who-is-viktor-pavlushchyk-newly-elected-head-of-key-anti-corruption-agency/ https://kyivindependent.com/vsquare-kremlin-leaks-secret-files-reveal-how-putin-pre-rigged-his-reelection/ https://kyivindependent.com/ft-leaked-files-russia-criteria-nuclear-strike/ THE MOSCOW TIMES https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/02/27/i-believe-in-a-better-future-rights-veteran-oleg-orlov-on-his-25-year-sentence-for-opposing-ukraine-war-a84097 https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/02/28/public-funeral-for-navalny-set-for-march-1-allies-a84276 https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/02/28/navalnaya-urges-eu-politicians-to-target-western-assets-of-putins-inner-circle-a84278 https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/02/27/after-navalny-what-next-for-russias-opposition-a84260 https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/02/28/pro-russia-separatists-in-transnistria-ask-moscow-for-protection-a84273 OTHER ARTICLES https://www.kyivpost.com/post/28757 https://www.kyivpost.com/post/28765 https://novayagazeta.eu/articles/2024/02/25/zelensky-says-ukraine-has-lost-31000-troops-in-past-two-years-of-war-en-news https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/feb/27/ukraine-will-be-on-back-foot-in-war-for-months-says-uk-armed-forces-chief ~~~~~ USEFUL LINKS: Vatnik Soup https://twitter.com/P_Kallioniemi http://www.medbat.org.ua/en/ ~~~~~ TRUSTED CHARITIES ON THE GROUND: Save Ukraine https://www.saveukraineua.org/ Superhumans - Hospital for war traumas https://superhumans.com/en/ UNBROKEN - Treatment. Prosthesis. Rehabilitation for Ukrainians in Ukraine https://unbroken.org.ua/ Come Back Alive https://savelife.in.ua/en/ Chefs For Ukraine - World Central Kitchen https://wck.org/relief/activation-chefs-for-ukraine UNITED24 - An initiative of President Zelenskyy https://u24.gov.ua/ Serhiy Prytula Charity Foundation https://prytulafoundation.org NGO “Herojam Slava” https://heroiamslava.org/ kharpp - Reconstruction project supporting communities in Kharkiv and Przemyśl https://kharpp.com/ NOR DOG Animal Rescue https://www.nor-dog.org/home/ ~~~~~