Ukrainian Air Force units destroyed two Russian Su-34 fighter-bombers and one Su-35 fighter on the eastern front.
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Ukrainian Air Force units destroyed two Russian Su-34 fighter-bombers and one Su-35 fighter on the eastern front early on February 17.
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Ukrainian forces have destroyed 332 enemy aircraft and 325 Russian helicopters since the war began.
Ukraine's Air Force units destroyed three Russian aircraft on the eastern front on the morning of 17 February, including two Su-34 fighter-bombers and one Su-35 fighter.
Ukraine's military shot down two Russian Su-34 fighter jets and another Russian Su-35 combat aircraft on Feb. 17
Ukrainian Air Force units destroyed two Su-34 and one Su-35 aircraft in the eastern direction on the morning of 17 February 2024.
Russian pilots attempted to eject from the downed aircraft, with evidence of parachutes being deployed observed.
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