According to the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valery Zaluzhny, our air defense forces shot down an IL-76 with an enemy landing in Vasilkov in the Kiev region.
– This is revenge for Lugansk in 2014. Death to opponents! he said.
At the same time, according to the State Service for Special Communications, at about midnight in the area of the Joint Forces operation, the S-300 anti-aircraft missile system of the Air Force of the Ukrainian Armed Forces shot down two enemy targets – a helicopter and a Su-25 attack aircraft of the Russian occupation forces.
– Glory to the Ukrainian anti-aircraft guns! – said in the message.
Recall that on the morning of February 25, in the Kiev region near the settlements of Dymer and Ivankov, battles between Ukrainian servicemen and Russian invaders took place.
Then the Ukrainian fighters managed to stop the superior Russian forces at the turn of the Teterev River. The bridge over this river was destroyed.
As of 00.00 on February 25, the estimated losses of the enemy were: tanks – more than 30 units, armored combat vehicles – up to 130 units, aircraft – 5, helicopters – 6.
