A Su-34 fighter-bomber, Su-35 fighter jet, and two Mi-8 helicopters had been “shot down almost simultaneously” in an ambush in the Bryansk region.
Two Russian jets and two military helicopters were shot down near the Ukrainian border, while a fifth aircraft crashed Saturday on the Russian side, according to Russian news reports.
The Russian state news agency TASS said that a Su-34 warplane crashed and also cited an emergency service official who said an engine fire caused a helicopter to crash near Klintsy, which is about 25 miles from the Ukrainian border. “Two helicopters and fighter-bombers were shot down by the Armed Forces of Ukraine.” the site reported.Plumes of smoke could be seen after the aircraft crashed.“Our soldiers are moving forward in some areas of the front, and the enemy is losing equipment and manpower,” Oleksandr Syrskyi, commander of the Ukrainian Ground Forces, said on Telegram on Saturday.
“Two helicopters and fighter-bombers were shot down by the Armed Forces of Ukraine,” the site reported.The agency said that the Russian brigade, has been “dogged by allegations of poor morale and limited combat effectiveness” before the retreat.
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