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2024-05-17 10:24:07 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 6230F12399FA8AF7F49607F88EB0FEA10290A14623A9F35FD4EDB4482D7EC9EE
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These numbers are completely made up. In 2022, Ukraine had 71 Su-27 and MiG-29 fighters, 14 Su-24M bombers, and 31 Su-25 attack aircraft. It received 33 from partners. https://www.politico.eu/article/ukraine-f-16-fighter-jets-war-russia-base-runway/#:~:text=At%20the%20beginning%20of%202022,International%20Institute%20for%20Strategic%20Studies.&text=The%202024%20report%20says%20Ukraine%20has%2078%20combat%20capable%20aircraft. It’s hard to see how Russia could have shot down 600 out of about 150 actually existing aircraft.
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