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Russia received 24 new aircraft
The publication notes that despite the relatively rare use of resources, Russia's air potential is declining.
In 2024, Russia delivered 24 new combat aircraft to its military space forces (VKS RF). However, at the same time, the country suffered losses in the form of at least 23 destroyed or damaged aircraft.
This is reported by Defence24.
During the year, the Russian military and space forces received:
- Su-34 – 10 units;
- Su-35S – 6 units;
- Su-57 – 6 units;
- Su-30 – 2 units.
At the end of December, propagandists of the Russian Federation announced the latest deliveries of Su-34 and Su-57, but photo and video materials show that they are only about individual copies, and not large-scale batches.
During the same period, Russia lost at least 23 units of aircraft:
- Su-34 – 9 units;
- Su-25 – 4 units;
- Su-27 – 3 units;
- Su-35S – 2 units.
Two aircraft of the long-range…