Ukraine military on Thursday morning stated that it has shot down five Russian fighter jets. The military also stated that a helicopter belonging to Russia was shut down too.
According to the Defence spokesperson of Ukraine, hundreds of Russian troops are likely to have been killed in the incident.
Recall that Russia on Thursday morning announced that it has destroyed Ukrainian military airbases and its air defence systems.
This was made known by Russia’s defence ministry.
“Military infrastructure at Ukrainian army air bases has been rendered out of action,” the defence ministry said in a statement.
The Ministry added that Kyiv’s air defence systems were also “eliminated”.
This is coming hours after Russian President Vladimir Putin launched a military offensive against Ukraine.
