Two Russian combat jets (Su-24 and Su-35) and two Mi-8 helicopters were shot down over Bryansk Oblast, with official confirmation from both Russian and Ukrainian sides and video evidence of missile strikes.
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Two Russian combat jets (Su-24 and Su-35) and two Mi-8 helicopters were shot down over Bryansk Oblast, with official confirmation from both Russian and Ukrainian sides and video evidence of missile strikes.
Two Russian Mi-8 helicopters, an Su-34 bomber, and an Su-35 fighter crashed in Bryansk Oblast on May 13, which some Russian sources claimed was caused by Ukrainian air defenses.
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Source story: day-444b-2023-05-15