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| Russia Shoots Down 2 Ukrainian MiG-29 Fighters Using US AGM-8 Anti-Radiation Missiles |
Moscow - Russian fighter jets shot down two Ukrainian MiG-29 fighters modified to fire US-made anti-radar weapons. The Russian Ministry of Defense revealed this on Sunday (25/9/2022).
According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, the aircraft intercepted in the Nikolaev Region, southern Ukraine, was capable of carrying the AGM-88 High Speed Anti-Radiation Missile (HARM) which is used to destroy radar stations on the ground. The ministry reported 12 Ukrainian drones were shot down, and 21 missiles, mostly from US-supplied HIMARS launchers, were intercepted in the air.
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The news comes as Ukraine's Kherson Region and much of neighboring Zaporozhye, both controlled by Russian forces, hold a five-day referendum on joining Russia. The Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR), which split from Ukraine after the 2014 coup in Kiev, also voted to become part of Russia.
A team of RT journalists was attacked in the city of Kherson on Sunday when a Ukrainian missile hit the hotel they were staying in. "The journalists were not injured, but two civilians were killed in the attack, including a former member of the Ukrainian parliament," local officials said.