Russia and Ukraine

[Leonardo17]

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

That’s what I wanted to comment on. Business Insider says the Kazakh government is denying this. But if it happened, it’s such a smart move. It is said that they paid 20,000 $ for each plane. I would readily buy one if I knew about the auction
 
https://www.yahoo.com/news/us-buys-81-so...27813.html
 
Still I am thinking in terms of munition for their soviet era howitzers. Has the munitions that are available in all ex-Soviet republics been completely depleted? I think this could be another angle of approaching the problem. I think these could be available in large numbers in places like Iraq, Syria, Libya and even Pakistan and India (I’m only speculating)