Ukrainian pilots are reportedly in Poland picking up MiG-29 fighters and Su-25 ground-attack aircraft; a total of 70 planes. The Su-25 (NATO reporting name "Frogfoot") is broadly equivalent to the A-10 in its role, close in air support and anti-armor ("tank busting").

This is a major step past Javelins and Stingers. The report comes from Politico, who was informed by Ukrainian diplomatic sources, so take that as you will.

politico.com/news/2022/02/28/u

@formica

The initial reports seem total bogus to me.
These airframes are NOT something you can just hop into and fly away. They need a ton of support and logistics. The plane and the pilot are the easy part.

My guess is only a few, like 3 or 4, will make it into combat in the Ukraine. And that will take at least a week, if not 3 weeks.

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@formica

Yep !

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