Five planes, one helicopter of Russian Armed Forces downed in Luhansk region

"According to preliminary operational information, five planes and one Russian helicopter were shot down in Luhansk region," the press service of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine posted on Facebook.

At about 05:00, the state border of Ukraine in the sections near the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus was attacked by Russian troops supported by Belarus. Attacks on border units, border patrols, and checkpoints are carried out with the use of artillery, heavy equipment, and small arms in Luhansk, Sumy, Kharkiv, Chernihiv, and Zhytomyr regions.

In addition, the attack is launched from the temporarily occupied territories of Donetsk and Luhansk regions and from the Autonomous Republic of Crimea.

The work of enemy sabotage and reconnaissance groups is observed.

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