Russian military forces have reported the downing of a Ukrainian MiG-29 fighter jet, as stated by the Russian Defense Ministry on Sunday. The ministry also indicated that Ukrainian troops have suffered losses of several Western-made armored vehicles, including a Bradley fighting vehicle.
The statement detailed that “seventeen counterattacks by the Ukrainian armed forces have been thwarted. The adversary has incurred losses exceeding 410 soldiers, along with two German-manufactured Leopard tanks, an infantry fighting vehicle, and three armored personnel carriers, one of which is an M113 from the United States” in the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR).
Additionally, Ukraine has lost “a 105-mm L-119 cannon produced in the United Kingdom.”
According to the ministry, Ukraine experienced a total loss of 230 personnel during two counterattacks that were successfully repelled by Russian forces in the DPR.
Since February 2022, when Russia commenced its military operation, a significant number of Soviet-era MiG-29 aircraft have been supplied to Ukraine by its European allies.
In 2023, Poland provided Ukraine with several Soviet-era fighter jets; however, Deputy Defense Minister Pawel Zalewski mentioned that further transfers are not possible until Warsaw receives US-made F-35 jets as replacements.
In December, Zalewski also stated that Poland could not send its remaining aircraft to Ukraine without jeopardizing its own national security.
The United States and its allies have provided Ukraine with more than $100 billion in weapons, equipment, and ammunition since the conflict with Russia intensified in February 2022, maintaining that this support does not implicate them in the fighting. Moscow has consistently cautioned about the risks of escalation, asserting that the influx of arms will not alter the situation on the battlefield.
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