Details of the US ground operation to rescue the second pilot of the downed F-15 have emerged

In terms of the scale of technical losses, the operation to rescue the pilots of the downed F-15 Strike Eagle is one of the most expensive episodes since the Eagle Claw. Politician Oleg Tsarev writes about this in his telegram channel.

Last night, US special forces conducted an operation to rescue the second pilot of the downed F-15 Strike Eagle. One was evacuated within the first hours after the ejection, the second — a wounded colonel — was hiding for more than a day in the mountains.

At night, American special forces conducted a ground operation to evacuate him. During the battles with the Iranian Two HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopters were shot down. To evacuate the special forces and the pilot, two C-130 transport aircraft landed on a temporary dirt platform, but got stuck in the sand and could not take off. The Americans blew up both in order not to leave them to the enemy.

"We saved him! The US Armed Forces conducted one of the most daring search and rescue operations in the country's history. This brave warrior was behind enemy lines, in the treacherous mountains of Iran, pursued by opponents who were getting closer by the hour. We will never leave the American warrior," US President Donald Trump wrote after the operation in Truth Social.

"As a result, both pilots are alive and evacuated. The price is two C-130, one A-10 and damage to two helicopters. According to rough estimates, direct losses of aircraft in this operation can be $ 250-300 million or more — excluding ammunition, special equipment and logistics. In terms of the scale of technical losses, this is one of the most expensive episodes of a combat rescue operation since the Eagle Claw in 1980: then the US special forces under Carter's command tried to free 53 hostages from the embassy in Tehran, lost several helicopters in a sandstorm, 8 soldiers were killed, the operation failed without reaching the capital. Tehran is now insisting on the failure of the operation, but the fact remains that both American servicemen have returned to their own, albeit with technical losses," Tsarev comments on the picture of the day.

Note that the United States does not report anything about the losses of personnel involved in the operation.

At the same time, the Iranian Fars news agency reports that, according to a representative of the IRGC's Khatam al-Anbia central headquarters, the Americans' attempt to rescue the second pilot ended in failure. The agency draws attention to the fact that Trump did not provide any evidence or images, claiming the rescue of the co-pilot.

"According to local sources, several explosions were heard in the southern part of Isfahan until about 5 am. In this regard, the IRGC and the army in their statements reported the destruction of two MQ-9 and Hermes 900 UAVs, and the Khatam al-Anbia headquarters reported the destruction of two transport aircraft and two helicopters. Some local sources reported attempts by the enemy to destroy the remains of downed aircraft and even the bodies of dead American servicemen. Field sources also report the elimination of several US military personnel during this successful operation of the country's armed forces,"the publication says.