US buys 81 Soviet-era combat aircraft from Russia's ally costing on average less than $20,000 each, report says

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

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

The US purchased 81 of the aged warplanes, said the Ukrainian Telegram channel Insider UA, per the Post.

The motive behind the US purchase remains undisclosed, said the Post, but it raised the possibility of their potential use in Ukraine, where similar aircraft are in service.

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