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Slovakisk MiG-29. (Jaroslav Novak / AP)

Ryssland: Kommer förstöra alla plan Ukraina får

Slovakien och Polen har blivit de första två Natoländerna att lova stridsflygplan till Ukraina. Båda länderna ska skicka Sovjetdesignade MiG-29-plan.

Kremls talesperson Dmitrij Peskov hävdar att det inte kommer påverka krigets utfall utan bara ”innebära nya våndor för Ukraina och det ukrainska folket”, rapporterar BBC.

– Självklart kommer all den här utrustningen bli föremål för förstörelse under den särskilda militäroperationen, säger Peskov, med hänvisning till Kremls benämning på det ryska invasionskriget.

Ukraina, som har fler stridspiloter än plan, efterlyser också USA-tillverkade F-16-plan – men i nuläget är det osannolikt att de får några.

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MiG-29
Wikipedia (en)
The Mikoyan MiG-29 (Russian: Микоян МиГ-29; NATO reporting name: Fulcrum) is a twin-engine fighter aircraft designed in the Soviet Union. Developed by the Mikoyan design bureau as an air superiority fighter during the 1970s, the MiG-29, along with the larger Sukhoi Su-27, was developed to counter new U.S. fighters such as the McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle and the General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon. The MiG-29 entered service with the Soviet Air Forces in 1983. While originally oriented towards combat against any enemy aircraft, many MiG-29s have been furnished as multirole fighters capable of performing a number of different operations, and are commonly outfitted to use a range of air-to-surface armaments and precision munitions. The MiG-29 has been manufactured in several major variants, including the multirole Mikoyan MiG-29M and the navalised Mikoyan MiG-29K; the most advanced member of the family to date is the Mikoyan MiG-35. Later models frequently feature improved engines, glass cockpits with HOTAS-compatible flight controls, modern radar and infrared search and track (IRST) sensors, and considerably increased fuel capacity; some aircraft have also been equipped for aerial refueling. Following the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the militaries of multiple ex-Soviet republics have continued to operate the MiG-29, the largest of which is the Russian Air Force. The Russian Air Force wanted to upgrade its existing fleet to the modernised MiG-29SMT configuration, but financial difficulties have limited deliveries. The MiG-29 has also been a popular export aircraft; more than 30 nations either operate or have operated the aircraft to date.
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