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Ukraine downs Russian Su-25 aircraft in Donetsk Oblast – 'One less problem for our infantry'

by Martin Fornusek and The Kyiv Independent news desk August 28, 2024 8:15 AM 2 min read
A Russian Air Force officer poses for a photo on a Sukhoi Su-25 jet during the MAKS-2021 International Aviation and Space Salon on July 21, 2021, outside of Moscow, Russia. Photo for illustrative purposes. (Mikhail Svetlov/Getty Images)
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Editor's note: The article was expanded with comments and a video published by the 28th Separate Mechanized Brigade.

Ukrainian forces shot down a Russian Su-25 jet aircraft in the Kramatorsk sector in Donetsk Oblast, the Khortytsia group of forces reported on Aug. 28.

Anti-aircraft units of the 28th Separate Mechanized Brigade reportedly downed the plane with a Man-Portable Air-Defence System (MANPADS) as it was attempting to fire at Ukrainian troops.

The 28th Brigade published a video showing a pair of planes in the distance, one of which is shot down in mid-air.

"The fate of the crew is still unknown, but we know for sure that it is one less problem for our infantry," the unit said on its Telegram channel.

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Purported footage of Ukrainian forces downing a Russian Su-25 jet aircraft in the Kramatorsk sector in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. Footage published on Aug. 28, 2024. (28th Separate Mechanized Brigade/Telegram) 

The Soviet-designed Su-25, nicknamed "Frogfoot" by NATO, is a heavily armored ground-attack aircraft. It has seen extensive use by both sides in Russia's full-scale war against Ukraine.

Another Russian Su-25 plane was downed near Pokrovsk in Donetsk Oblast on July 23.

Ukrainian forces have destroyed 368 Russian fixed-wing military aircraft throughout the full-scale war as of Aug. 28, the General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces reported.

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