One of the MiG-29 fighters was shot down by the Turkish military.

According to the American media, the unmarked MiG-29 fighter, according to the US, belonging to the Russian Aerospace Forces or the Syrian Air Force, was destroyed by Turkey near Sirte. According to the American side, a video that appeared a few hours later showing a Russian military pilot is only a cover for the situation.

“Speaking about the reason that the MiG-29 pilot was not wearing the standard Russian Air Force uniform during the destruction, the US Admiral said: Wagner's mercenaries have a close relationship with the Russian army. After being hit by a shell during a flight in the area of ​​the city of Sirte, the fighter flew for about 5 minutes, the pilot turned on the catapult and left the plane. He was later rescued by a Mi helicopter. According to The Drive, the NATO weapon system that carried out two consecutive intercept attacks mentioned by the US General was the MIM-23 Hawk system, which is currently deployed by Turkey in Libya to support the Government of National Accord (NTC) during the war with Libyan National Army (LNA). If the MIM-23 Hawk is indeed the culprit behind the crash of two MiG-29s in Libya, then this is indeed a spectacular revenge, because at least two of these American-made air defense systems were destroyed before that. attack of the MiG-29 themselves "- The media report.

Despite such a statement, Ankara has not yet confirmed the destruction of the aircraft, while, despite the claims of Washington, there are no satellite images proving the fact that the MiG-29 was shot down, especially since the incident took place in a known desert area that could be carefully explored from satellite.

“It is almost impossible to hide the wreckage of a downed plane over the desert, however, it is obvious that the United States hopes for propaganda and therefore continues to assert about the losses of the“ Russians ”, especially since it is logical to assume that Ankara would want to be the first to“ boast of its results ”, - said the analyst.