Russian plane downed near Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi, pilot escaped - Mayor

OLENA ROSCHINA - THURSDAY, MARCH 3, 2022, 15:39

In the village of Bilenke, not far from Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi in the Odesa region, a plane was shot down while attempting to strike a military unit; the pilot escaped.

Source: Mayor of Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi, Vitaliy Grazhdan on Facebook

Grazhdan quote: "The situation is uneasy. An attempt to attack the military unit in Bilenke has been recorded! The attack was repulsed! It seems that the plane was shot down!"

Details: Later, Grazhdan reported that a paratrooper had jumped out of the crashing plane.

The mayor has requested that "all who saw this, report the information to the Call Center: 04849 3-33-33, mob. 067333062."