Russia has again used new subsonic X-69 cruise missiles with a range of 400 km, this time to strike the Tripoli thermal power plant, demonstrating their ability to penetrate Ukrainian air defense and the potential for massive strikes from tactical aircraft.
At least 6 Russian military aircraft were destroyed during a special operation at the Morozovsk airfield in Russia, a source reports.
Russian troops did not use KAB-1500 aircraft bombs in the area of responsibility of the Southern Operational and Tactical Group of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, but used KAB-500 bombs on populated areas in Kherson region and 250-kilogram guided bombs in the Zaporizhzhya direction, said Natalia Gumenyuk, head of the press center of the Southern Operational and Tactical Group of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Russia has begun using the extremely powerful FAB-1500 aircraft bombs, which requires Ukraine to focus on fighting the Su-34 and Su-35 aircraft carriers that deploy these bombs.
The Russians have begun to use fewer Kalibr missiles due to logistical problems, including difficulties with maintaining launchers and reloading them in the bays of Sevastopol.
The UMPB D-30 SN bomb, which Russia used against Kharkiv, has a range of 70-80 km and is launched from Su-34 or Su-35 aircraft, but there is countermeasures.
84 air targets, including 58 Shahid drones and 26 missiles, were destroyed by Ukrainian air defense systems during a massive Russian missile and drone attack on March 29, 2024.
During a meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group, Ukrainian Defense Minister rustem Umerov gave a vivid example of how air defense systems affect the situation on the battlefield, stating that when Ukrainian air defense systems shot down three russian bombers in one day, russia stopped using bombs in one of the hottest spots on the frontline for more than 11 weeks.
The Ukrainian Air Force detected and targeted Russian aircraft at a distance of over 150 kilometers. Today, the results of combat work are being checked.
A spokesman for the Ukrainian Air Force said that after downing more than 10 Russian aircraft in February, the Russians have reduced the use of guided bombs, but air strikes continue.
After several enemy planes were shot down, the head of the Joint Coordination Press Center of the Southern Ukrainian Defense Forces reported that enemy aviation activity in the south had significantly decreased.
The General Staff reported that over the past day, Ukrainian aviation struck eight locations where Russian troops were concentrated, shot down a Su-34 fighter-bomber, and destroyed an artillery unit.
The Ukrainian Air Force shoots down a russian Su-34 fighter jet in eastern Ukraine.
The commander of the Ukrainian Air Force showed a video of a downed Russian Su-34 fighter jet that was shot down on March 1, 2024.
A spokesman for the Ukrainian Air Force said that Russian A-50 long-range radar detection aircraft had not been spotted over the Azov Sea for six days.
A spokesperson for the Ukrainian Air Force said that they have received additional tools to counter Russian aircraft, making the enemy feel less free in the sky.
The Ukrainian Air Force reported that it shot down 14 Shahed and Su-34 drones on the night of March 2.
According to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, 83 combat engagements took place over the past day: russia launched 3 missile strikes, 91 air strikes and 142 attacks from multiple launch rocket systems.
Ukrainian troops repelled numerous Russian attacks in various parts of the frontline and launched air strikes that destroyed Russian aircraft.
In February, the Armed Forces of Ukraine destroyed 13 russian aircraft, including 10 fighter-bombers, 2 fighters, and 1 long-range radar detection aircraft, making it the worst month for russian pilots since October 2022.
Russian troops are fighting within the town of Bohdanivka in the Bakhmut sector.
The absence of the A-50 long-range radar detection and control aircraft helps Ukraine destroy more Russian fighters.
Ukraine's Air Force has updated its air raid alert app with a new secure algorithm, but warns that due to the threat of ballistic missiles, people must rely on multiple sources of alerts to protect themselves.
Today, the Ukrainian military destroyed two more Russian Su-34 fighter-bombers in the Avdiivka and Mariupol sectors.
Russian pilots have become less "impudent" after Ukraine shot down more than a dozen of their planes in February.
The Ukrainian military reported a multiple rocket launcher strike on the concentration of Russian troops in Olenivka, Donetsk region, killing 19 Russian occupiers, including a deputy commander, and wounding 12, including a unit commander.
The commander of the Ukrainian Air Force announces that another Russian Su-34 fighter-bomber was shot down on February 29, a day that happens only once every four years.
The General Staff reported that over the past day, Ukrainian aviation conducted 15 strikes against enemy forces, destroying 2 Russian Su-34 fighter-bombers and 4 reconnaissance drones.
Russian troops continued to advance in seven directions along the Ukrainian front line, with the fiercest fighting still taking place around Avdiivka.
Commander of the Air Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine showed a photo of a burning Russian "Su" fighter-bomber/.
