General Staff confirms destruction of 9 russian tanks, but says nothing about Su-34 downing
Over the past day, October 12, the russian army lost 1,300 soldiers killed and wounded. Besides, 9 russian tanks were disabled. The destruction of the Su-34 fighter was not confirmed there.
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine announced this in a summary on Facebook, the Ukrainian News agency reports.
The losses of the aggressor country of russia were the following:
- tanks — 8,971 (+9 over the past day);
- armored combat vehicles — 17,876 (+49);
- artillery systems — 19,410 (+29);
- MLRS — 1,231 (+1);
- air defense means — 978 (+2);
- planes — 369;
- helicopters — 329;
- UAVs of the operational-tactical level — 16,992 (+45);
- cruise missiles — 2619;
- ships/boats — 28;
- submarines — 1;
- motor vehicles and tank trucks — 26,584 (+71);
- special equipment — 3,435 (+1).
This list does not include the Su-34 aircraft, which the russian federation allegedly lost.
Recall that russian bloggers announced the loss of the Su-34 fighter, but did not report the circumstances. Initially, Telegram bloggers related to aviation claimed that the plane was allegedly shot down by a Ukrainian F-16. This information was later deleted, stating that the fighter jet fell due to an alleged technical failure or pilot error.