Ukraine claims to have shot down five Russian planes and a helicopter, Russia says to have destroyed Ukrainian anti-aircraft defenses

The Ukrainian army said on Thursday that it shot down five planes and a Russian army helicopter in the east of the country, which launched a military operation once morest Ukraine in the morning.

“Five planes and a helicopter of the aggressor were shot down“, said the general staff of the Ukrainian army in a press release.

On his side, Russia says it destroyed Ukrainian anti-aircraft defenses.

Foreign media reports regarding a Russian plane shot down over Ukraine contradict reality, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Thursday. “Reports from foreign media regarding a Russian plane allegedly shot down over Ukraine do not correspond to reality“, said the ministry.