Air Force shoots down two Russian warplanes on eastern front

The Ukrainian Air Force has shot down two enemy warplanes on the eastern front, including a Su-35 fighter and a Su-34 fighter-bomber.

Ukrainian Air Force Commander, Lieutenant General Mykola Oleshchuk, said this in a post on the Telegram messaging app, Ukrinform reports.

"This is our land and our sky! Thank you all for your hard work! More to come!" he added.

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Early on February 17, units of the Ukrainian Air Force destroyed two Russian Su-34 fighter-bombers and a Su-35 fighter jet on the eastern front.

Early on February 18, a Russian Su-34 fighter-bomber was destroyed in the east.