US buys 81 'unusable' Soviet-era combat planes from key Russian ally for 15,000 pounds each.
Story by Charlie Jones
The US has bought a haul of ex-Soviet era combat planes from one of Russia's key allies.
Kazakhstan has been slowly replacing its outdated Soviet-era combat aircraft with modern versions, such as the Russian Su-30SM multi-role aircraft. In October, it was revealed that the Kazakh government had put up for auction 117 Soviet-era fighter and bomber aircraft, including MiG-31 interceptors, MiG-27 fighter-bombers, MiG-29 fighters, and Su-24 bombers from the 70s and 80s.
The aircraft were valued at one billion tenge (1.8million pounds), the Kyiv Post reports, putting the value of each plane at about 15,300 pounds. The sale notice highlighted that the planes were in an unusable state, their modernisation was deemed economically unviable, and their use as a source of spare parts was limited.
Despite this, Russian English language news site Reporter.RU and Ukrainian Telegram channel Insider UA reported that the US had recently bought 81 of these aircraft through offshore entities, including MiG-27, MiG-29 and Su-24 models.
The purpose of the purchase wasn't disclosed, but speculation suggests that since these aircraft types are all in service with Ukraine, they may eventually be transferred to Kyiv. It's been suggested that the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) could dismantle them for spare parts or use the obsolete airframes as decoys at airfields.
News surfaced today about allies working diligently to boost the strength of Ukraine following a notable gap in aid. Still, they stressed that a large-scale offensive is unlikely.
Російська армія не сильна, Вона просто довга.
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Время ожидания к профильным врачам в Америке таки изменилось после ковида, часто раза в 3.
Потому что многие позакрывали оффисы, в госпиталях поувольняли специалистов - кардиолог или уролог так быстро не посетит пациента по скорой прибывшего в госпиталь как раньше, их просто стало меньше.
И эта тенденция скорее по всему миру, здравоохранение после ковида стало хуже.
Російська армія не сильна, Вона просто довга.
Зеленський про F-16: У нас будуть літаки
Bitte seien Sie diszipliniert.
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