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Ukrainian air defense shot down a Russian Su-34 fighter-bomber on the Mariupol front and a Su-30 over the Black Sea.

Mariupol, Donetsk Oblast
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On Christmas Eve, the Air Force reported that it had shot down a Russian Su-34 fighter-bomber on the Mariupol front and a Su-30 over the Black Sea.

Ukraine's anti-aircraft missile system downed a Russian Su-34 fighter-bomber jet near occupied Mariupol in Donetsk Oblast, as reported by Air Force Commander Mykola Oleshchuk on Dec. 24.

An Su-34 fighter bomber was hit near Mariupol on Christmas eve and did not return to its base.

A house in Novoukrainka was damaged by shelling in the Volnovakha direction.

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Extracted: 2026-07-18T17:02:23.718Z

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