Ukraine claims, One Helicopter and Five Russian jets shot down
New Delhi: As the Russian troops launched an attack, the Ukrainian military has now started to repel forces. In a major development, Ukraine’s military has now claimed that it has shot down Russian aircraft. Kyiv claimed that it has shot down five Russian jets and a helicopter.
Russia’s military has claimed that the Ukrainian air defense has been neutralized hours after it started launching attacks on major cities. Moreover, Kyiv has flagged ongoing cyberattacks. The Ukrainian government had earlier announced the shutting down of complete airspace.
Anton Gerashchenko, Ukraine’s deputy interior minister, said that Russia has fired missiles on military headquarters, airports, military warehouses near Kyiv, Kharkiv, and the Dnieper.
According to the media report, the forces said that “Today, February 24, at 5.00 am, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation began intense shelling of our units in the east, and also launched rocket and bomb attacks on airfields in Boryspil, Ozernoye, Kulbakin, Chuguev, Kramatorsk, Chornobayevka, as well as on military facilities,”
Shortly after Vladimir Putin announced a Russian military operation in Ukraine, explosions were heard in its capital Kyiv and other parts of the country.
The US condemned the announcement by Vladimir Putin and said that the world will “hold Russia accountable” for the war against Ukraine.
(_Vinayak)
