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Defense analyst 🇮🇱. Primary areas of focus: air power, Russian military affairs, and Asia-Pacific security. Also interested in NATO and MENA.

Jul 18, 2022, 7 tweets

1/ Stills from another new TV Zvezda segment on VKS #Su34 operations against Ukraine. Once again, the strike fighters are shown equipped with Kh-29T-series air-to-surface missiles. As with previous videos, a large number of unguided bombs can also be seen in the background.

2/ Unguided bombs in the background.

Video link:
tvzvezda.ru/news/202271831…

3/ Similar footage from about a month ago.

4/ Footage from the Su-34's LTPS Platan (laser/TV targeting system)

5/5 Each red star reportedly marks 10 combat sorties, meaning the Su-34 in the right photo apparently flew at least 70 combat sorties, while the one in the left photo at least 210.

Adding this here:

Russia's Channel 1 also just ran a news segment on this. Several more stills (from the Channel 1 report) showing Kh-29T-series air-to-surface missiles, including a close-up of the seeker head assembly.

Video link:
1tv.ru/news/2022-07-1…

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