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In such as the Baltic, Beyelorussian, Kiev and Voronezh-Voroshilovgrad defensive operations, 20-30,000 small arms, 90-290 tanks, 200-520 guns and mortars and 30-100 combat aircraft were lost daily. Losses were also high during the Battle of Kursk and Berlin offensive, with 70-90 tanks, 90-210 guns and mortars and 25-40 aircraft lost each day." [20]
As of 20 February 2025 at least 34 Mi-8/Mi-8MTPR-1 have been lost, 11 damaged, and one has been captured in the Russian Invasion of Ukraine. Mil Mi-24 Soviet Union / Russia
This is a list of wars and armed conflicts involving Russia and its predecessors in chronological order, from the 9th to the 21st century.. The Russian military and troops of its predecessor states in Russia took part in a large number of wars and armed clashes in various parts of the world: starting from the princely squads, opposing the raids of nomads, and fighting for the expansion of the ...
During the Cold War many nations including the Soviet Union and the United States were fiercely protective of their airspaces. Aircraft which entered an opposing nation's airspace were often shot down in air-to-air combat. The incidents produced a heightened sense of paranoia on both sides that resulted in the downing of civilian craft. Many of ...
Soviet data checked by Rune Rautio and Yuri Rybin indicated that 2 Soviet aircraft were lost. Most of 7 VA aircraft had been deployed further south against Finnish forces in Svir-Petrozavodsk Offensive. [22] 17 July 1944 Luftwaffe III./JG5 Pilots of III./JG5 claimed 37 (at 18.59–19.30)including Schuck and Glöckner both having 7. Soviet data ...
The Battle of Kursk was a major World War II Eastern Front battle between the forces of Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union near Kursk in southwestern Russia during the summer of 1943, resulting in a Soviet victory.
Aircraft Engine Top speed Range Ceiling Armament 7.62 mm /.30-cal. 12.7 mm /.50-cal. Cannon Bell P-39 Airacobra: Inline V-12: Allison 389 mph [CONVERT] 525 mi [CONVERT] 35,000 ft [CONVERT] 4 1 × 37 mm Bell P-63 Kingcobra: Inline V-12: Allison 410 mph 450 mi 43,000 ft 4 1 × 37mm Curtiss P-40 Warhawk: Inline V-12: Allison 345 mph 800 mi 29,100 ...
However, many regiments, aircraft, and personnel were claimed by the republics they were based in, forming the core of the new republics' air forces. Some aircraft in Belarus and Ukraine (such as Tupolev Tu-160s) were returned to Russia, sometimes in return for debt reductions, as well as the 79th Heavy Bomber Aviation Division at Chagan in ...