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Russia says it has taken out infrastructure at Ukraine air bases

"Military infrastructure at Ukrainian army air bases has been rendered out of action," Russia's defence ministry said in a statement carried by news agencies, which added that Kyiv's air defence systems were "eliminated".

AFP WORLD
Published February 24,2022
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Russia's defence ministry said it has taken out military infrastructure at Ukrainian air bases and degraded Ukraine's air defences, Russian news agencies reported.

The Russian ministry denied reports that one of its aircraft had been downed over Ukraine. Ukraine's military said earlier that five Russian planes and one helicopter had been shot down over its Luhansk region.