Russia claims shooting down 2 Ukrainian MiG-29 fighter jets
According to the Russian Defense Ministry, two Ukrainian MiG-29 fighter jets were reported to have been downed in the Donetsk region last night by air defense systems.
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- Anadolu Agency
- Published Date: 06:24 | 24 February 2024
- Modified Date: 06:24 | 24 February 2024
The Russian Defense Ministry claimed on Saturday that two MiG-29 fighter jets of Ukraine were shot down in the Donetsk region using air defense systems last night.
The ministry said in a statement that separately, a JDAM aviation bomb and two HIMARS rockets produced in the US were intercepted.
Kyiv launched a massive drone attack on four settlements, and its 92 unmanned aerial vehicles were destroyed in Donetsk, Kherson, and Zaporizhzhia regions, it noted.
Russia launched its "special military operation" in Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022.
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