Saddened to hear about death of #Ukrainian war hero pilot, Anton Listopad from 204th Tatical Aviation Brigade.He was a MiG-29 pilot who had survived twice during the war but finally lost his life after his MiG-29 was shot-down by a Su-35S of #Russian Air Force at #Kharkiv Oblast.
#Russian sources claim Anton Listopad was a MiG-29 pilot from the 114th Tactical Aviation Brigadfe and lost his life while was flying a Su-25 near Kramatorsk last week but according to #Ukrainian sources, he was a pilot from 204th BrTA and was flying a MiG-29 when lost his life.
Anton Listopad has been one of highly decorated pilots of #UkrainianAirForce. Despite being young, he was chosen as the best pilot of the air force due to his achievements in 2019. He also has scored at-least three kills against #Russian fighter jets & helicopters during the war.
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#BREAKING: Two sources from #Ukraine confirm that #Ukrainian Navy has conducted a cruise missile strike at #Saki Air Base, the largest base of #RussianNavy Aviation at #Crimea which is now home of 10 Su-30SM and five Su-24M/MRs of 43rd Independent Naval Assault Aviation Regiment.
At the moment of missile strike at #Saki Air Base, at least two third of Su-30SM multirole fighter jets of #RussianNavy's 43rd Independent Naval Assault Aviation Regiment were present (in the ramp or maintenance area).
When the #Ukraine war was started the #RussianNavy's 43rd Independent Naval Assault Aviation Regiment had at-least 19 fighter jets, tactical bombers and reconaissance jets comprising 12 Su-30SMs, 5 Su-24Ms & 2 Su-24MRs. Two of the Su-30SMs were later shot-down.
#BREAKING: #USArmy Special Forces (from Delta Force) carried-out an anti-terrorist operation at #Jarabulus near #Aleppo in Northern #Syria. The operation involved two MH-47Gs (this video) & four MH-60Ms of the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment. Video is for 15 mins ago👇
#BREAKING: This video is for almost an hour ago shows two of the four MH-60M Black Hawk helicopters carrying a team of #USArmy Delta Force to Jarabulus near #Aleppo. They attacked a group of #Turkey backed terrorists. One of the helicopters is damaged but was evacuated.
It is reported that the Delta Force team onboard some of these helicopters attacked where it was near position of #Turkey backed Faylaq al-Shām terrorists near Jarabulus. The target most probably was a high ranking #ISIL/#Daesh leader. (possibly protected by #Turkey)
#BREAKING: This footage released by #Russia MOD shows Tu-22M3 heavy bombers, MiG-31K missile carriers, Su-34 striker bombers and Su-35S fighters as well as an A-50U participating in an exercise for simulation of airstrike at #RoyalNavy's HMS Queen Elizabeth in #MediterraneanSea!
The #Russia Air Force's MiG-31K missile carriers are 90 (RF-95215) & 96 RED from 929th V.P. Chkalova State Flight Test Centre (929 GLITs). Each one had a single Kh-47M2 Kinzhal anti-ship air-launched ballistic missile. Both were flown from #Hmeimim Air Base, #Latakia in #Syria.
An A-50U AEW&C aircraft of #Russia Air Force flew from #Hmeimim over #MediterraneanSea & provided situational awareness for the Tu-22M3, MiG-31K, Su-34 and Su-35S pilots against F-35Bs of Fleet Air Arms/ #RoyalAirForce flown from HMS Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier of #RoyalNavy
#BREAKING: Two Su-24M strike bombers of #Russian Navy from 43rd Independent Naval Assault Aviation Regiment & flown from #Saki in #Crimea dropped 4 OFAB-250 bombs near the #RoyalNavy's HMS Defender destroyer in #BlackSea! The warship quickly changed heading & went south after!
Only ten Su-24M strike bombers & five Su-24MR tactical reconnaissance aircraft are left in service of #Russia Navy's 43 OMShAP in #Saki, #Crimea. 1/3 of them are not operational. They are getting replaced by Su-30SM which already twelve are in service of its1st Aviation Squadron!
#BREAKING: It is happening now, a RC-135V Rivet Joint Signal Intelligence aircraft of #USAF's 38th RS with 63-9792 serial & SAIL21 call-sign is now monitoring the #Russian military activity in #Crimea. Su-27SMs of #Russia Air Force are expected to be scrambled from #Belbek!
In Dec19 & Jan20,I tweeted about possible shipment of weapons from #Turkey to #Libya by #AeroTransCargo.They ordered me to delete my tweets,I refused & then they threatened me & I ignored. Now they are threatening every media that publishes my articles to cut my financial income!
PTISI & DIASTIMA is one of the magazines that they have sent letters to threaten its editor. In this magazine, I have articles about Air Forces of Iran, Israel, Greece, France & etc. Nothing about the shipment of weapons by AeroTransCargo but they are trying to scare them!
Despite the fact my articles are about world's air forces in these magazines, but their lawyer,@Paul_Tweed has kept sending threatening letters to these magazines!His goal is to scare them &force them to stop their cooperations with me.They want to put me under financial pressure