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21-12-2024, 07:29 AM
Russian Military Plane Worth $4.5m Explodes At Airfield Near Moscow: Kyiv. An Antonov An-72 military transport aircraft exploded at the Ostafyevo airfield near Moscow, according to the Defense Intelligence of Ukraine.
Newsweek has contacted the defense ministries for Ukraine and Russia, via email, for comment.
Why It Matters
The estimated cost of the aircraft is said to be about $4.5 million, at a time when Russia's economy is coming under increasing strain amid Vladimir Putin's war effort in Ukraine.
It comes after the Defense Intelligence of Ukraine (GUR), the military intelligence service of the Ukrainian government, destroyed a "Podlyot" radar system in western Crimea, reportedly worth $5 million, last month, according to the Ukrainian Ministry of Defence.
https://www.newsweek.com/russian-militar...iv-2004075
Newsweek has contacted the defense ministries for Ukraine and Russia, via email, for comment.
Why It Matters
The estimated cost of the aircraft is said to be about $4.5 million, at a time when Russia's economy is coming under increasing strain amid Vladimir Putin's war effort in Ukraine.
It comes after the Defense Intelligence of Ukraine (GUR), the military intelligence service of the Ukrainian government, destroyed a "Podlyot" radar system in western Crimea, reportedly worth $5 million, last month, according to the Ukrainian Ministry of Defence.
https://www.newsweek.com/russian-militar...iv-2004075
