The Russian military shot down a helicopter designed to evacuate the nationalists
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The Russian Air Force shot down a Ukrainian Mi-8 helicopter heading to evacuate the commanders of the Azov National Battalion (recognized as extremist and banned in Russia). This was announced during a briefing by the official representative of the Russian Defense Ministry Igor Konashenkov.
“In the area of Mariupol, five kilometers from the shoreline over the Sea of Azov, a Ukrainian Mi-8 helicopter was shot down.
Also, according to the Ministry of Defense, Russian aircraft managed to shoot down three planes of the Ukrainian Air Force. Two Su-24s in the Zhytomyr region and one Su-25 near Donetsk were destroyed.
Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a special operation on the territory of Ukraine on February 24, 2022. According to the head of state, its main goals are the denazification and demilitarization of Ukraine, as well as assistance to the republics of Donbass. According to the Ministry of Defense, the Russian Armed Forces have already defeated 16 major military airfields from which Ukrainian aircraft made combat sorties, and destroyed 39 arsenals, which stored up to 70% of all stocks of military equipment in Ukraine.
* Azov National Battalion, part of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, recognized as extremist banned in the Russian Federation
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The Russian Air Force shot down a Ukrainian Mi-8 helicopter heading to evacuate the commanders of the Azov National Battalion (recognized as extremist and banned in Russia). This was announced during a briefing by the official representative of the Russian Defense Ministry Igor Konashenkov. “In the area of Mariupol, five kilometers from the shoreline over the Sea of Azov, a Ukrainian Mi-8 helicopter was shot down. Also, according to the Ministry of Defense, Russian aircraft managed to shoot down three planes of the Ukrainian Air Force. Two Su-24s in the Zhytomyr region and one Su-25 near Donetsk were destroyed. Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a special operation on the territory of Ukraine on February 24, 2022. According to the head of state, its main goals are the denazification and demilitarization of Ukraine, as well as assistance to the republics of Donbass. According to the Ministry of Defense, the Russian Armed Forces have already defeated 16 major military airfields from which Ukrainian aircraft made combat sorties, and destroyed 39 arsenals, which stored up to 70% of all stocks of military equipment in Ukraine. * Azov National Battalion, part of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, recognized as extremist banned in the Russian Federation
