A Russian Su-25 aircraft was shot down in the Donetsk region by members of the 110th separate mechanized brigade.
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A Russian Su-25 was shot down in the Donetsk region by the 110th separate mechanized brigade.
Ukraine's 110th Separate Mechanized Brigade shot down another Russian Su-25 fighter jet, the unit said on May 13.
Ukraine's 47th separate mechanized brigade reported that it shot down a multi-million-dollar Russian Ka-52 Alligator helicopter on Monday, May 13.
The downing of the Alligator, which is valued at approximately $16 million, likely occurred in eastern Ukraine, where the brigade has been fighting in the Pokrovsky sector in the Donetsk region.
As of May 13, Russia has lost a total of 325 helicopters since the beginning of its full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Over the past two-and-a-half years of war, Ukraine's taken down nearly half of Russia's Ka-52s.
An enemy Su-25 was also shot down.
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