🛡️ Defense

Ukrainian forces shot down three Russian Su aircraft during Krynky operation after air defence was deployed

Krynky, Kherson Oblast
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Ukrainska Pravda Kyiv Post

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Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: likely

Until the commander at the time, Hnatov, briefed the president, after which air defence units were deployed and three Russian Su aircraft were shot down.

Kyiv Post → Source tone: certain

The village of Krynky, opposite the major city of Kherson, was first grabbed by Ukrainian amphibious troops in a dramatic river-crossing operation in mid-October 2023

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Extracted: 2026-02-20T11:54:21.375Z

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