Ukraine says it shot down a Su-25 jet and captured its pilot in revenge for a weekend of shelling: reports

Mon, 02/27/2023 - 07:20

A Russian Su-25 warplane, with a Z on its tail fin, flies against a cloudy blue sky above Olenivka, Donetsk, Ukraine, on July 29, 2022 — A Russian Su-25 warplane above Olenivka, Donetsk, Ukraine, on July 29, 2022.
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Ukraine says it shot down a Russian Su-25 jet in Avdiivka, Donetsk on Sunday.
The frontline town is home to a strategic coke plant and was heavily bombed over the weekend.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy congratulated the troops on the strike, according to reports.

Ukrainian forces took out a Russian Su-25 jet on Sunday, capturing its pilot, in what has been called "revenge" for airstrikes on a valuable industrial plant, according to multiple reports.