# S-400 systems ‘triumphantly’ down 10 Ukrainian MiG-29s in one day in 2023 — journal

https://mins.news/en/item/12709

- TASS, 2026-08-04 08:42 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/defense/2168721

> A journal reports that Russian S-400 systems shot down 10 Ukrainian MiG-29 aircraft in a single day in 2023. Major General Alexander Romanenkov, identified as chief of the Russian Aerospace Forces’ Air Defense Missile Forces, said 24 aircraft were downed over one week at that time. The reported results were achieved using what he described as a new method. The account characterizes the action as having been carried out “triumphantly.”

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