the Russian army announces having shot down a Ukrainian MiG-29 – RT in French

The Russian Defense Ministry announced on January 5 that its air force had shot down a Ukrainian MiG-29. In service with the Ukrainian army, several European countries provided their devices after the outbreak of the conflict.

Russian fighter jets shot down a Ukrainian Air Force MiG-29, the Defense Ministry announced on January 5 in its daily activity report.

Furthermore, the Russian ministry states in its press release that its aviation, but also drones and artillery, struck “military airfields” as well as “concentrations of enemy personnel and military equipment in 137 areas” .

In addition, along the front, the Russian army claimed to have caused the Ukrainian armed forces to lose two German-made Leopard tanks as well as an American-made M113 personnel carrier.

The MiG-29 is a 4th generation fighter, designed to engage all types of aerial targets. Developed in the 1970s in the USSR, it entered service in the early 1980s.

At least 27 devices supplied by Poland and Slovakia

After the outbreak of the Russo-Ukrainian conflict, the Polish and Slovak governments announced in March 2023 the transfer to Ukraine of their MiG-29s, which would have allowed kyiv to get its hands on at least 27 aircraft.

After this transfer, the United States offered Bratislava a discount on the sale of Bell AH-1Z Viper attack helicopters. The Slovak Defense Minister also announced that Brussels would pay 250 million euros in compensation.

The United States remains the leading provider of military aid to Ukraine, with 65.5 billion euros in aid provided or promised between the end of January 2022 and the end of October 2024, according to data from the German think tank Kiel Institute . Poland, for its part, sent 3.23 billion euros to Ukraine and Slovakia 691 million euros, according to the same source.