Ukrainian Air Force once again active in the eastern Russian-speaking part of the country. With MiG-29 Fulcrum aircraft still wearing the national display team color scheme.
A weird show of force was performed by the Ukrainian Air Force over Kramatorsk on Apr. 16: a fully armed MiG-29 Fulcrum overflew pro-Russia separatist blocking rails at very low altitude. But, interestingly, the aircraft sported a high-visibility, white, yellow and light blue livery: the one of the Ukrainian Falcons, the UkAF aerobatic display team.
Here’s a video of the improvised “airshow”:
On Apr. 15, the unconfirmed news that a Ukrainian Su-27 supporting a special operation in Kramatorsk was shot down circulated for some hours.
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