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As reported by Reuters, Wednesday (11/24/2021), several types of fighter aircraft owned by the Ukrainian Air Force were involved in the exercise. It said in a statement that the Su-24M and Su-25 aircraft, under the cover of MiG-29 and Su-27 fighters, simulated air strikes and hit air and surface targets as if they were in the Black Sea.
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In addition to the airstrikes, the Ukrainian military is also holding other Airborne Forces exercises near Kiev. “The exercise simulates the landing of Air Forces and armored personnel carriers to attack enemy targets,” the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense said in a statement, as quoted by Dawn.
The ministry also released footage showing the landing of troops backed by planes and helicopters. Earlier last week, Ukrainian Marines conducted an exercise near the Russian-annexed Crimea border.
Ukraine’s head of military intelligence, Kyrylo Budanov, told the Military Times this weekend that Russia has more than 92,000 troops gathered around the Ukrainian border and is preparing to attack in late January or early February.
Budanov said such an attack would likely involve air, artillery and armor strikes. This was followed by air strikes in the east, amphibious assaults in Odessa and Mariupol and minor strikes through neighboring Belarus.
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Earlier this week, the Kremlin rejected the suggestion and said it was concerned that Ukraine was being supplied with large amounts of weapons and was building up its own army.
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