An odd tidbit here – Shoigu claimed Russia has destroyed 592 Ukrainian aircraft since the start of the invasion. For comparison: the @IISS_org says Ukraine had 116 combat-capable aircraft in early 2022, before the war, and 78 as of earlier this year.
An odd tidbit here – Shoigu claimed Russia has destroyed 592 Ukrainian aircraft since the start of the invasion. For comparison: the @IISS_org says Ukraine had 116 combat-capable aircraft in early 2022, before the war, and 78 as of earlier this year. https://t.co/r6E5sHUhL0
@maxseddon @IISS_org Better than the results of the elections, in which Putin only received 140% 🥳
@maxseddon @IISS_org Most impressively they've 'destroyed' 222x Su25, which considering Ukraine never had more than 92 in 1999, sold some, lost 11 between 2014- 2018 and since Feb 2022 has only received 4 from Macedonia, is amazing achievement. (For the record the USSR only built about 800 in total)
@maxseddon @IISS_org russia lies - russia always lies
@maxseddon @IISS_org Probably lumping drones into category of aircraft
@maxseddon @IISS_org Shoigu went on to claim that Russia also destroyed three Ukrainian nuclear submarines, one subterranean mammoth salt worm, 420,580 Ukro-Nazis, a giant Ukrainian Death Star, and at least fourteen roomfuls of bio-engineered Tribbles. 🙀
@maxseddon @IISS_org they've bravely destroyed many fpv drones with their armored vehicles one at a time