Ukraine’s Air Force claimed it downed three Russian Su-34 fighter jets in a «brilliantly planned operation.»
Ukraine claims to have downed three Russian Su-34 fighter jets on the southern front on Friday.
«Today, at noon, on the southern front, we destroyed three Russian Su-34 bomber aircraft,» Lieutenant General Mykola Oleshchuk, Commander of the Ukrainian Air Force, wrote on Telegram.
Ukraine’s Air Force spokesman, Yuri Ihnat, told Ukrainian TV that it was a «brilliantly planned operation.»
He added that such a success was rare, and a fighter jet like the Su-34 «has not been included in our positive statistics for a long time.»
Russia did not comment on the reports, but some milbloggers acknowledged that there had been losses, The Moscow Times reported.
