Ukrainians shoot down Su 25 jet amid vicious air war with Russia
Ukrainian troops shot down a Russian Su25 in Pokrovsk. Video shows soldiers opening fire with a MANPAD rocket which stands for manportable air defence. You can see the rocket lock on and track its target. Suddenly, the soldiers celebrate as the aircraft is hit. More video shows two Ukrainian helicopters in the same area. The Mi24s pull up before lobbing rockets at the Russians. Their targets were likely in the town of Ocheretyne, near Avdiivka. A third piece of footage shows a Russian jet opening fire. The Su30SM opens fire with an airtoair missile. It is thought the footage was taken over Russian territory. The air war is heating up in Ukraine as antiair missiles run short. It has allowed both sides to push aircraft closer to the front. Where they are more likely to come into combat. ,russia, ukraine, war Daily Mail Homepage: Daily Mail Facebook: Daily Mail IG: Daily Mail Snap: w
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