Russian sources uploaded footage they claim shows the successful shoot down of a Ukrainian Su-25 Frogfoot attack aircraft over Nova Kahovka, in Ukraine's souther Kherson region. The incident reportedly occurred around Feb. 22, 2023, and the weapon system used was a 9K333 Verba (SA-25) man-portable infrared homing surface-to-air missile (SAM).

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Will Killmore

Will Killmore is a US Army combat infantry veteran and Purple Heart recipient. He has deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan with the 172nd Stryker Brigade and 173rd Airborne Brigade. Following his time in service, he successfully pursued a certificate of journalism and has been a blogger for Funker530 since 2014.