Russian planes continue to fall, says Ukraine as it claims six more jets shot down

Ukraine has destroyed six Russian warplanes in the past three days, according to Ukraine's ministry of defence.

"Russian planes continue to fall! This morning defenders of the sky shot down two Russian planes in the eastern direction - an Su-34 fighter-bomber and an Su-35 fighter," the Ukrainian MOD wrote on social media platform X..

"In three days, Ukraine destroyed six Russian jets."

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Colonel General Oleksandr Syrsky, the commander-in-chief of Ukraine's armed forces, said: "This morning, the air force of the armed forces of Ukraine destroyed two Russian planes that were attacking the positions of our troops with guided air bombs,

"Thanks for the work!"

The Ukrainian MOD said two Su-34s and one Su-35 had been shot down on Saturday, with another Su-34 being destroyed on Sunday.

In December 2023, the loss of three Su-34 fighter-bombers prompted the Russian Aerospace Forces to nearly halt crewed operations in southern Ukraine, the UK Ministry of Defence reported at the time.

The news comes after the UK Ministry of Defence confirmed the removal of Admiral Viktor Sokolov, Russia’s Black Sea Fleet commander after Ukraine said it had destroyed another Russian warship.