military in the Kherson region shot down a Ukrainian Su-25 attack aircraft, two crew members on board were killed.
According to the portal avia.pro, the attack aircraft intended to attack the Russian forces involved in a special military operation in the Donbass.
The publication notes that before the crash, the Ukrainian attack aircraft, apparently, managed to destroy the pontoon-bridge vehicles sent to the site of the restoration of the crossing that was blown up by the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Who exactly shot down the plane, the publication does not specify: the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation has not yet confirmed the information about the involvement of the Russian military in this.
Earlier, the Ministry of Defense reported that the vast majority of Ukrainian Air Force facilities were disabled by powerful air and missile strikes. Which of the bases managed to survive is not specified.
According to the official representative of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, Major General Igor Konashenkov, among the 975 destroyed objects of the military infrastructure of Ukraine - 23 command posts and communication centers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, three radar posts, 31 anti-aircraft missile systems S-300, "Buk M-1" and " Osa”, 48 radar stations. Also, eight combat aircraft and seven helicopters, 11 unmanned aerial vehicles, two Tochka-U tactical missiles were shot down.
The day before, the Ministry of Defense announced the continuation of attacks on Ukrainian military infrastructure facilities, and also reported on the success of the offensive. According to the agency, the Russian military hit 821 objects of the military infrastructure of Ukraine, including 14 military airfields, 19 command posts and communication centers, 24 S-300 and Osa anti-aircraft missile systems, 48 radar stations. At the same time, data on the losses of the Russian army are officially classified.
Russia launched a military operation to "demilitarize Ukraine" in the early hours of Thursday, February 24. In a televised address to the Russians, President Vladimir Putin explained what is happening as the need for "decisive and immediate action," since "the people's republics of Donbass have asked for help."
Western countries have imposed sanctions against the Russian Federation in connection with the military operation in Ukraine.
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