Rebels in Donbass simultaneously destroyed two Ukrainian attack aircraft
Donetsk, February 03 (PolitNavigator, Mikael Chagalyan) – The DPR Ministry of Defense announced the destruction of two Ukrainian military aircraft at once.
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“Today at 14:25, air defense units of the DPR armed forces shot down two Su-25 attack aircraft, which were bombing on the northern and northeastern outskirts of Debaltsevo against militia positions,” said DPR Deputy Defense Minister Eduard Basurin.
“The first plane fell 1 km southwest of the village of Komissarovka, in territory controlled by the militia. The second is in the area of the southwestern outskirts of Chernukhino, where the enemy is currently attempting to counterattack our positions. One pilot managed to eject. The search for him is currently underway,” he said.
As the Deputy Minister of Defense noted, in just one day the security forces lost: 79 people killed, 5 tanks, 3 infantry fighting vehicles, and 2 trucks. Since the resumption of active fighting on January 17, the enemy has lost 3 aircraft, 1 helicopter, 146 tanks, 114 infantry fighting vehicles (armored personnel carriers), 91 guns, 64 vehicles, 1738 people killed, 52 Ukrainian soldiers surrendered.
Rebels in Donbass simultaneously destroyed two Ukrainian attack aircraft.