Ukraine Downs Russian Su-25 Jet In Soledar

Ukraine reported downing a Russian Su-25 warplane near Soledar, which Moscow claimed it had “liberated” despite continuing battles, Kyiv Independent reported, while Russia is poised to unleash 44 Kalibr missiles from six missile carriers in the Black Sea, Natalia Humeniuk, spokeswoman for Operational Command South, disclosed.

Photo Insert: A Russian Sukhoi SU-25

The UK Defense Ministry also reported that Russia has been struggling to identify targets and uses inaccurate missiles to bombard urban areas. In its daily intelligence update, the ministry said Kh-22 missiles fired from a Tu-22M3 Backfire medium bomber are "notoriously inaccurate" when used against ground targets in urban areas.

SBU has caught alleged Russian agents searching for Ukrainian weapons placements. The Security Service of Ukraine said the two men sought the locations of Ukraine's air defense installations, HIMARS systems and M777 howitzers.

They were also ordered to destroy Ukrainian military assets in exchanged for $20,000 each.

Russia has abducted almost 14,000 Ukrainian children. “We managed to identify and verify the data of at least 13,899 children who were abducted and deported by the Russian army, and, unfortunately, we can say that only 125 (of them) we managed to return home,” Daria Herasymchuk, Ukraine’s presidential advisor for children’s rights and rehabilitation, said.

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