The fighter jets were reportedly shot down by a formation of the Ukrainian Ground Forces conducting offensives in the Donetsk region.
Ukraine's Armed Forces have shot down three Russian Su-25 fighter jets in a week, a military official said on Monday.Brigadier General Oleksandr Tarnavskyi, commander of Ukrainian troops in the southern Tavria sector, made the remarks in a post on his Telegram channel. He said Ukraine's Tavria operational-strategic group in the Donetsk region downed the aircraft.
Newsweek has been unable to independently verify the losses, and has reached out to Russia's Defense Ministry for comment via email.The General Staff said in a situational update of the war on Tuesday that since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine began in February 2022, Moscow has lost 318 aircraft, while 289,430 military personnel have been 'liquidated,' including 800 in the past 24 hours.Newsweek has not been able to independently verify Ukraine's figures.
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