Ukraine claims downed five Russian planes, helicopter

Black smoke rises from a military airport in Chuguyev near Kharkiv on February 24, 2022. Credit: AFP Photo

The Ukrainian military claimed on Thursday to have downed five Russian planes and a helicopter in the east of the country near a rebel-held enclave. "According to the Joint Forces Command, today, February 24, in the area of the Joint Forces operation, five planes and a helicopter of the aggressors were shot down," the army general staff said.

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