Soviet planes modified for US missiles destroyed in Ukraine

Soviet planes modified for US missiles destroyed in Ukraine – Russia

Monday, 26 September 2022newsdesk

Russian fighter jets have shot down two Ukrainian MiG-29 warplanes modified to fire US-made anti-radar weapons, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Sunday.

New Delhi, 26 September 2022

As per news report of Rt.com, according to the ministry, the planes that were intercepted in Ukraine’s southern Nikolaev Region were capable of carrying AGM-88 High-Speed Anti-Radiation Missiles (HARM) that are used to destroy radar stations on the ground. The ministry reported that 12 Ukrainian drones were shot down, and 21 missiles, mostly from US-supplied HIMARS launchers, were intercepted mid-air.

Source - Rt.com