Ukraine is continuously losing fighter jets.

Approximately 10 days after the Su-24 bomber crash, on June 27th, Ukraine lost another MiG-29 fighter jet while it was on a combat mission.

A Soviet-made MiG-29 aircraft. (Illustrative photo: AA)

In a Telegram announcement, the Ukrainian Air Force stated that a MiG-29 fighter jet crashed overnight in Poltava Oblast in central Ukraine while on a combat mission.

The Ukrainian Air Force confirmed that the plane was destroyed, but the pilot survived.

The Ukrainian Air Force statement read: “We confirm the loss of the aircraft, but the Ukrainian pilot successfully ejected, contacted search and rescue forces, and was quickly taken to a medical facility for examination and necessary assistance.”

The Ukrainian Air Force added: "The cause and circumstances of the incident are under investigation," but did not release details about the mission the aircraft was on, nor did it specify the reason for the loss of contact with the aircraft.

According to The Kyiv Independent on June 27, the MiG-29 is a twin-engine, multirole fighter aircraft designed by the Soviet Union, developed in the 1970s and officially entered service in the early 1980s.

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Ukraine continues to use this aircraft type, in upgraded configurations, for air defense and attack missions as part of its combat air force.

The incident occurred less than two weeks after another fatal accident involving the Ukrainian air force.

According to the Ukrainian Air Force, on the evening of June 16, a frontline Su-24 bomber crashed in the Shepetivka Raion district of Khmelnytskyi Oblast in western Ukraine while on a combat mission.

The Kyiv Post reported on June 27, citing information from the Ukrainian Prosecutor General's Office, that the Su-24M aircraft crashed while on a planned training flight, killing two pilots, aged 55 and 23.

Ukrainian investigators, including experts from the National Investigation Agency (DBR), are in the process of decoding the aircraft's black box to determine the cause of the accident.

The investigation is also examining the aircraft's technical condition, compliance with flight preparation procedures, and operational and service procedures.

The Su-24M is a twin-engine, supersonic variable-sweep wing bomber developed during the Soviet era.

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Despite the dwindling number of operational aircraft due to war losses and maintenance difficulties, Ukraine has remained significantly dependent on its Su-24 fleet since the Russian Federation launched its large-scale military operation in 2022.

These aircraft played a crucial role in carrying out numerous high-impact long-range attacks, including precision strikes targeting the infrastructure of the Russian Federation Navy's Black Sea Fleet in the city of Sevastopol on the Crimean Peninsula, which is now under Moscow's control.

Source: https://znews.vn/ukraine-lien-tuc-mat-chien-dau-co-post1663767.html