2 Ukrainian Jet Fighters Shot Down In Rebel Held Area
Russian-backed
separatists shot down two Ukrainian fighter jets Wednesday in the
eastern regions of the country, according to the Ukrainian Defense
Ministry.
The ministry said on its Facebook page that the jets
were among four Russian-built fighters that were returning to base after
providing air support for Ukrainian troops near the border.
The pilots of both jets ejected from the aircraft, the ministry said. Their condition was not immediately reported.
Defense
Ministry spokesman Oleksiy Dmitrashkovsky said the Sukhoi-25 fighters
were downed in an area called Savur Mogila in the Shaktersky region near
the Russian border.
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