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Russia reduces number of air strikes after losing three Su-34 jets (www.pravda.com.ua)

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[–] D61@hexbear.net 24 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Background: On 22 December, Ukrainian defenders shot down three Russian Su-34 fighter-bombers on the southern front.

Dude... its been three fucking days. Unless the drop in air sorties went from dozens down to zero and stay that way for weeks to a month, this means absolutely nothing.

[–] andrew_bidlaw@sh.itjust.works 5 points 11 months ago

True to you. Strikes were reported as irregular, combing in intense series whenever Russia wanted a bigger impact. Saying just a couple of days of lesser bombing means it made an impact is too optimistic. They could've prepared ammunition for another bigger strike. But journoes need to write news somehow?