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.
Helicopter crashed in Bryansk Oblast, in the city of Klintsy. Initially reported as shot down with explosion heard before fall; later Kremlin media claimed engine fire. Russia has not confirmed helicopter's affiliation.
Another Russian jet and two Mi-8 transport helicopters crashed in the Bryansk region on May 13, according to unconfirmed reports.
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.
On 13 May, unknown anti-aircraft gunners shot down a Su-34 bomber, a Su-35S fighter and two Mi-8MTPR-1 electronic warfare helicopters in the skies over the Bryansk region.
The shootdown of Russian aircraft in Bryansk region resulted in the death of all 11 crew members.
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Source story: day-444b-2023-05-15