Explore our other sites
  • kotaku
  • quartz
  • theroot
  • theinventory
    hamdi
    HMD
    hamdi

    The exact numbers: 21 Israeli planes shot down vs 5 Soviet planes. What you’re referring to was one singe battle - Operation Rimon; which was an ambush. In every other battle not a single Soviet aircraft was lost.

    Actually Soviet pilots had a 5-1 kill ratio against Israel.