Ukraine says it downed 3 Russian Su-25 fighter jets in just one week

• Ukraine said it destroyed three Russian Su-25 aircraft in a single week.
• A Ukrainian commander said they were hit in Donetsk, a region experiencing heavy fighting.
• The jets fly low to give air support, making them vulnerable to antiaircraft attacks.

Ukraine said it shot down three of Russia's Su-25 fighter jets in a single week.

General Oleksandr Tarnavskyi, commander of Ukraine's Tavriia Operational Strategic Group, which is leading the country's counteroffensive in the south, said on Monday that his forces had shot down three of the aircraft.