Air Force Commander Mykola Oleshchuk announced that a Ukrainian anti-aircraft missile system shot down a Russian Su-34 near occupied Mariupol in Donetsk Oblast. mentioned On December 24th.
The Sukhoi Su-34 is a two-seat jet aircraft. The Air Force did not specify whether there were two pilots or one pilot.
Oleschuk also said that the Air Force fired a missile at a Russian Su-30 fighter jet in the Black Sea near Odessa, however, it remains unclear whether the plane was shot down or not.
Meanwhile, air raid alerts went off in several Ukrainian regions on the evening of December 24, when Russian forces launched “witness” drones against Ukraine.
Several explosions were reported in Odessa on Christmas Eve, according to local media. Before that, the Air Force reported that a missile was heading towards Odessa.
Serhiy Prachuk, spokesman for the Military Administration of the Odessa Region mentioned Shooting down a Shahed drone.
The Air Force previously reported that the loitering munitions were targeting the Black Sea cities of Odessa and Chornomorsk, along with Starokstyantinev in the Khmelnitsky region, home to the Starokstyantinev Air Base.
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