National Guard soldiers from the 31st National Guard Brigade destroyed a Russian Su-25 attack aircraft in the Donetsk region using an Igla MANPADS.
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Soldiers from the National Guard of Ukraine destroyed a Russian Su-25 attack aircraft in the Donetsk region. The Igla MANPADS combined squad from the 31st National Guard Brigade shot down the Russian attack aircraft with an accurate shot.
Ukraine's National Guard claimed to have downed another Russian Su-25 fighter jet in embattled Donetsk Oblast using a MANPADS.
Ukrainian National Guard downs Russian Su-25 with Igla MANPAD in Donetsk region
Ukrainian defenders successfully expelled Russian forces from the Canal microdistrict in Chasovyi Yar using artillery fire curtain tactics.
Russian occupation forces carried out bomb attacks on the Toretsk community, specifically shelling the village of New York with KAB-250.
A 45-year-old man sustained a head wound from a munition hitting a private sector house.
Another shell hit an apartment block, injuring a 39-year-old woman and her 8-year-old daughter who were taken to hospital with mine-blast injuries.
Private households and apartment buildings were damaged in the shelling.
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