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Ukrainian soldiers shoot down Russian aircraft and helicopter on Thursday

Thursday, 5 January 2023, 18:15
Ukrainian soldiers shoot down Russian aircraft and helicopter on Thursday

Ukrainian soldiers shot down a Russian Su-25 ground attack aircraft and a Mi-8 helicopter on Thursday, 5 January. 

Source: report of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

Quote: "Our defenders also shot down a Su-25 jet and a Mi-8 helicopter of the enemy."

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Details: The General Staff has also reported that Ukrainian aircraft carried out 15 strikes on clusters of Russian military manpower and three attacks on the positions of anti-aircraft missile systems over the course of 5 January. 

Background: 

  • On Wednesday, Ukrainian anti-aircraft units destroyed a Russian Su-25 ground attack aircraft, a Ka-52 helicopter and an Orlan-10 UAV.

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