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| Date: | Thursday 23 November 2023 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-29 |
| Owner/operator: | Ukrainian Air Force |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Donetsk Oblast -
 Ukraine
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| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
On 23 November 2023, a Ukrainian Air Force MiG-29 fighter jet was shot down by forces of the Russian Federation. The aircraft had been conducting a suppression of enemy air defences (SEAD) mission, and had been equipped with American origin AGM-88 HARM anti-radiation missiles. The downing of the aircraft was officially acknowledged by the Ukrainian Air Force in a post on social media on 3 August 2024.
According to the Air Force Command of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, the aircraft was hit by two R-77 missiles, causing critical damage. The pilot, identified with the callsign "Jeff" was able to eject from the aircraft, landing at a distance approximately 26km from the Russian controlled city of Donetsk.
On 24 November 2023, the Russian ministry of Defence stated in a media report to Russian State News Agency TASS, that Russian air defence forces had shot down a Ukrainian MiG-29.
Sources:
https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=908306578003958&id=100064738717463&rdid=an9IBZkkM5x95vhd
https://apostrophe.ua/news/society/accidents/2024-08-03/pilot-djef-na-podbitom-samolete-unichtojil-rossiyskiy-s-400-v-vsu-rasskazali-kak-eto-byilo/327868
https://news.online.ua/en/the-air-force-disclosed-the-details-of-the-unique-operation-to-destroy-the-s-400-air-defense-system-882887/
https://tass.com/politics/1711483
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Aug-2024 11:46 | Anon. | Added |
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