Russia and Ukraine

[BrianSoddingBoru4]

US Buys Soviet-Era Fighters At Bargain Prices

The US has acquired 81 Soviet-era combat aircraft from Kazakhstan, the Kyiv Post reported.


Kazakhstan, which is upgrading its air fleet, auctioned off 117 Soviet-era fighter and bomber aircraft, including MiG-31 interceptors, MiG-27 fighter bombers, MiG-29 fighters, and Su-24 bombers from the 1970s and 1980s.

The declared sale value was one billion Kazakhstani tenge, or $2.26 million, said the Post.

Given Ukraine's continued reliance on Soviet-era weapons, the aircraft could either serve as a source of spare parts or be strategically deployed as decoys at airfields, said the Post.

Boru