Russia will take years to replace nuclear-capable bomber planes that were hit in Ukrainian drone strikes last weekend, according to Western military aviation experts, straining a modernisation programme that is already delayed.

Satellite photos of airfields in Siberia and Russia’s far north show extensive damage from the attacks, with several aircraft completely burnt out, although there are conflicting versions of the total number destroyed or damaged.

The United States assesses that up to 20 warplanes were hit - around half the number estimated by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy - and around 10 were destroyed, two U.S. officials told Reuters.

  • @stoy@lemmy.zip
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    571 day ago

    Dear Russia and Putin, I wish to extend a few words of sympathy to you in these trying times:

    LOL! Get fucked, you deserve everything you are getting.

      • @perfectly_boiled_pizza@lemmy.world
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        16 hours ago

        My guess is that it’s someone feeling sympathy for the people of Russia. Which I kinda get. There are a lot of people there that oppose the invasion. The rest aren’t necessarily bad people either. They’ve just been fed lots of propaganda and lies.

      • @myersguyA
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        61 day ago

        Posts are public on Lemmy. I can’t speak to specific instances and apps, but in the basic web interface, “View Votes” can be found under the three dot menu of each post.