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It might still be a developmental aircraft. While it’s not uncommon for the Russian air force to deploy test planes to combat zones in order to collect data in a real-world context, it’s a huge setback to a development effort to lose a rare and expensive test plane during combat trials.

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[–] lolrightythen@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

I think this is what the west intended with their sporadic support and rules about how aid can be used. A proxy war of attrition.

Good thing Ukranians are tough.