US buys 81 Soviet-era combat aircraft from Russia's ally costing on average less than $20,000 each, report says
Ukrainian SU-27 fighters escort an SU-24 front-line bomber during an air force exercises on Starokostyantyniv military airbase on October 12, 2018.GENYA SAVILOV | Getty ImagesThe US has purchased 81 Soviet-era combat aircraft from Kazakhstan, the Kyiv Post reports.Kazakhstan, a historic ally of Russia, is engaging more with Western nations.The planes could be used for spare parts or deployed as decoys in conflict regions, the Post said.The US has acquired 81 obsolete Soviet-era combat aircraft f