Looking at the recordings of Ukrainian MiG-29 fighters, it can be said that this machine, which entered service in 1983, is experiencing a second youth in Ukraine and, thanks to the support of Western bombs, has become crucial in the fight against Russia.
The planes received, among others: support for American glide bombs, thanks to which MiGs can precisely hit Russians from a distance of up to 80 km. The effectiveness of such weapons can be seen in the recording below from an unspecified area of the front, where a Ukrainian machine destroys a Russian outpost.
MiG-29 – the workhorse of the Ukrainian Air Force
The MiG-29 is a twin-engine fighter designed by the Soviet Union in the 1970s as a response to the American F-15 and F-16 fighters. Originally, it was supposed to be a classic fighter for air combat, but many of these machines have also been equipped with equipment that allows them to carry out other missions, e.g. attacking targets on the ground.
Ukrainian MiG-29Volodymyr Vorobiov / Shutterstock
When it comes to the specific capabilities of the aircraft, the MiG-29 boasts, among others: excellent maneuverability, its design also ensures high resistance to spins and resistance to maneuvers with overloads of over 9 g.
The plane's propulsion is provided by two powerful engines, giving it a range of approx. 1.4 thousand km. km on one refueling and 2.1 thousand km using additional fuel tanks. The maximum speed of the plane is over 2.4 thousand. km per hour
