The Russian MiG-31 plane shoots down the Ukrainian Su-24 fighter from high altitude

KIEV – Ministry of Defence Russia announced Thursday that a Moscow MiG-31 fighter had shot down a Su-24 fighter Ukraine .

According to the ministry, MiG-31 aircraft were assigned to air patrols in the delivery area.

The crew then detected an aerial target during one of its flights. After confirming that the target was an enemy aircraft, the crew launched air-to-air missiles to intercept the Ukrainian Su-24.

Without specifying the date and place of the accident, the ministry released a video showing the MiG-31 crew preparing for the mission and taking off carrying two RVV-BD missiles with a firing range of 300 km under the fuselage and two RVV- SD missiles with a maximum firing range of 110 km under the wing struts.

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After take-off, the MiG-31 aircraft is shown spinning and climbing to great heights. Then settle into the combat patrols.

No missile launches shown. Upon landing, the aircraft was still visible with 2 RVV-BD missiles still under the fuselage and one RVV-SD missile on the right wing pylon. The left wing is not seen in the cutscene.

If the aircraft shown in the video is an aircraft involved in combat, it can be assumed that the MiG-31 shot down the Su-24 using an RVV-SD missile.

RVV-BD missiles are typically used against high-value assets operating at extreme distances, including tanker aircraft and AWACS aircraft.

A report Izvestia on the incident, which was mentioned EurAsian TimesFriday (10/28/2022), detailed footage in which Alexander, the commander of the MiG-31 aircraft, claimed that the Su-24 crew was aware of the threat posed by the MiG-31. “And he tried to maneuver to interfere with the attack,” he told him.