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

Source: Business Insider

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 for $1. 5m, the Kyiv Post reports.