The Russian Defense Ministry announced that they shot down 3 Su-27 and 1 Su-24 aircraft of the Ukrainian Air Force in Zaporizhia and Dnipropetrovsk regions.
In a statement released by the Ministry, information was provided on the actions of the Russian military in Ukraine.
According to the statement, Russian operational-tactical aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), missile and artillery units shot down the Norwegian “NASAMS” and French “Crotale-NG” air defense missile systems at the Starokonstantinov Military Air Base in the Khmelnytsky region in Ukraine, and aviation equipment, flight navigation systems and aviation ammunition of the Ukrainian army at the Kanatovo and Dnipro military air bases in the Kirovograd region were destroyed.
“We shot down 3 Su-27 and 1 Su-24 fighter jets of the Ukrainian Air Force near Odarovka, Shirokoyoe settlements in the Zaporizhia region and Grigorovka settlement in the Dnipropetrovsk region,” the statement said.
According to the statement, 49 Ukrainian drones were also shot down in different regions.
In Ukraine, Russian forces reportedly targeted and successfully destroyed Norwegian “NASAMS” and French “Crotale-NG” air defense systems at the Starokonstantinov Military Air Base. Additionally, Ukrainian military air bases in Kanatovo and Dnipro faced damage, including the destruction of aviation equipment, flight navigation systems, and aviation ammunition by Russian operational-tactical aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), missile, and artillery units.
