In Slavyansk, militias shot down a plane and helicopters, the military still denies
Slavyansk, June 03 (Navigator, Victoria Litovchenko) – Near Slavyansk, the militia managed to shoot down a helicopter, an airplane, and also damage heavy armored vehicles.
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As the Kedr self-defense fighter told Navigator, they managed to shoot down an SU-25 attack aircraft, as well as one or two helicopters. In addition, heavy armored vehicles, including tanks, were damaged.
“We managed to shoot down a Ukrainian army SU-25 plane. One helicopter, several tanks and one armored personnel carrier of the Ukrainian army were also destroyed,” said the “people’s mayor” of Slavyansk Vyacheslav Ponomarev in a comment to Russian news agencies.
The same information is being spread by users of social networks, specifying that the plane crashed in the Krasny Liman area.
The head of the ATO information group, Vladislav Seleznev, denied this information.
“The information about the downed helicopter, plane and anything else is not confirmed,” he said.
Seleznev noted that, according to operational data, more than 10 Ukrainian security forces were wounded.
As Navigator reported, fierce fighting began near Slavyansk early in the morning. Both security forces and militias suffer losses.
In Slavyansk, militias shot down a plane and helicopters, the military is still denying it.