Ukrainian military captures Russian pilot - Arestovych

The Ukrainian military has shot down a Su-27 aircraft and captured the pilot.

Oleksiy Arestovych, an adviser to the head of the President's Office, said this at a briefing on Friday, February 25, Ukrinform reports.

"There were several air strikes in the morning, including on Kyiv. Our air defense forces shot down at least two cruise missiles and a Su-27 aircraft. The pilot was taken prisoner and is being interrogated," he said.

Arestovych also said that the enemy had launched air strikes on the Bila Tserkva airport, Vasylkiv and some other facilities. The exact data is currently being clarified.

"The fact that the number of missiles is declining shows that the enemy simply lacks them," he said.

As was reported earlier, Russia started a war against Ukraine on February 24. Early on February 24, the Verkhovna Rada approved a presidential decree imposing martial law throughout Ukraine.