Russian fighter jets shot down a Ukrainian Su-25 attack plane in the Mykolaiv region over the past day, said Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov at a briefing today, APA's Moscow correspondent reports.
"Over the past day, Russian fighter jets shot down a Su-25 aircraft belonging to the Ukrainian Air Force near the village of Lyubomirovka in the Mykolayiv region," a Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman said.
Konashenkov also said that Russian air defense systems shot down seven Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) over the past day.