Ukraine had a plan to be the porcupine. Too small to fight, but plenty of ways to make an attacker hurt. Russian air is having a bad time of it.

#Ukraine: Russian Air Force Mi-35M (RF-13017) that was shot down earlier today. pic.twitter.com/M1xErg51MX

— Oryx (@oryxspioenkop) March 5, 2022

Looking like 2 Su-34s have gone down today, Red 24 in a relatively urban setting another unknown s/n in a much more rural area pic.twitter.com/8874klAcUV

— Mike Yeo 杨启铭 (@TheBaseLeg) March 5, 2022

Russian Air Force losses over #Ukraine in the past 26 hours:

- 1 Su-34 strike aircraft
- 2 Su-25 close air support aircraft
- 2 Mi-24/35 attack helicopters
- 1 Mi-8 transport helicopter
- 1 Orlan-10 UAV (pictured) pic.twitter.com/vKTrs5pI2g

— Oryx (@oryxspioenkop) March 5, 2022