Ukrainian defenders destroy one Russian Su-25 attack aircraft, 8 armoured combat vehicles and an ammunition depot

IRYNA BALACHUK — SATURDAY, 25 JUNE 2022, 09:44

On 24 June, Ukrainian air defence shot down a Russian Su-25 attack aircraft, while strike aviation in Kharkiv Oblast destroyed 8 infantry fighting vehicles, causing Russian troop losses. One of the occupiers' ammunition depots on the southern border was also hit.

Source: Command of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook

Quote: "On 24 June, [Ukrainian - ed.] Su-25 attack aircraft and Su-24m bombers conducted several air strikes on the Izium front, destroying 8 infantry fighting vehicles and killing enemy troops. On the southern borders, Air Force strike aircraft struck another Russian ammunition depot.

Airborne Assault Force air defences downed another Russian Su-25 attack aircraft on 24 June."

Details: It is reported that the Russians launched missile strikes on Ukraine on 24 June - the invaders mostly used aircraft remotely, without entering the ​​Ukrainian air defence area.

The occupiers also conducted aerial reconnaissance using various types of UAVs along the entire front line, as well as within the country. On 24 June, a Russian operational-tactical UAV was shot down by a Ukrainian Air Force anti-aircraft missile unit in Kyiv Oblast.