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The Russian Armed Forces' air defence systems intercepted a Ukrainian Air Force MiG-29 fighter jet, according to the Russian Defense Ministry's press service.
The plane was shot down near the village of Apostolovo in the Dnipropetrovsk region, according to the agency. The Ukrainian Su-25 attack aircraft was destroyed in the Nikolaev region.
Furthermore, the Russian military destroyed 16 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles during the day, particularly near Zmeiny Island in the Black Sea.
Also, during a special operation, Russian Aerospace Forces combat aviation carried out strikes on a number of military facilities in Ukraine.
According to the Russian Defense Ministry, five Ukrainian ammunition depots, as well as the Buk-M1 missile system and other armoured vehicles of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, were destroyed in the last 24 hours. It should also be noted that the Ukrainian army suffered significant manpower losses.
Earlier, it was revealed that Russian artillerymen had struck 253 areas of concentration of manpower and military equipment of Ukraine's Armed Forces in the previous day.