Ukraine's Air Force shoots down two more Russian warplanes
Ukraine’s Air Force destroyed two more Russian aircraft on the morning of Monday, 19 February: a Su-34 fighter-bomber and a Su-35 fighter jet.
Source: Oleksandr Syrskyi, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and Lieutenant General Mykola Oleshchuk, Commander of Ukraine's Air Force, on social media
Quote from Syrskyi: Ukraine's Air Force destroyed two Russian aircraft that were dropping guided bombs on the positions of our troops this morning. [The warplanes in question were] one Su-34 fighter-bomber and one Su-35S fighter jet."
Details: Oleshchuk said that they had been shot down on the Eastern front.
Quote from Oleshchuk: "Two more Russian warplanes down! It's our land and our sky! Thank you all for your combat work!
To be continued!"
Background:
- On the morning of 17 February, Ukrainian Air Force units shot down three Russian aircraft on the Eastern front: two Russian Su-34 fighter-bombers and one Su-35 fighter jet.
- Russia acknowledged the loss of only one warplane. At the same time, Mykola Oleshchuk provided evidence to refute Russia's lies.
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