ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 386804
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| Date: | Saturday 20 April 2024 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-29 |
| Owner/operator: | Ukrainian Air Force |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Dnipro International Airport, Dnipro, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast -
 Ukraine
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| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Dnepropetrovsk Airport (DNK/UKDD) |
On 20 April 2024, a MiG-29 fighter jet of the Ukrainian Air Force was destroyed in a missile strike conducted by forces of the Russian Federation.
The strike was officially acknowledged by the Russian Ministry of Defence. An official statement read:
"Over 24 hours a Ukrainian MiG-29 warplane was eliminated at the Dnepr airfield, as well as a command post, a surveillance radar and an S-300PS surface-to-air missile system. Moreover, a drone production plant and a Pelikan surveillance radar were destroyed."
Sources:
https://t.me/mod_russia/37809
https://t.me/fighter_bomber/16403
https://t.me/fighter_bomber/16415
https://t.me/creamy_caprice/5206
https://t.me/lost_armour/2510
https://twitter.com/MarcinRogowsk14/status/1781741854788128858
https://tass.com/defense/1778491
Location
Media:
A Ukrainian Air Force MiG-29 was completely destroyed today in a Russian missile attack on Dnipro Airpoirt. https://t.co/nTpGJliCqW pic.twitter.com/YxKj1hKAf1
— The Military Watch (@MarcinRogowsk14) April 20, 2024
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Apr-2024 08:01 | Nebo | Added |
| 23-Apr-2024 07:38 | Nebo | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
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