“Russian air defense systems shot down two Su-24M bombers of the Ukrainian Air Force in the Petrivske region of the Kharkiv region,” Konashenkov said.

The Ministry of Defense also reported that two Ukrainian Tochka-U ballistic missiles were shot down over the village of Tokmak in the Zaporozhye region.

Also, over the village of Semyonovka in the Kharkiv region, two rockets of the Smerch multiple launch rocket system were destroyed.

In total, 12 Ukrainian drones were destroyed overnight.

Earlier, the Russian Defense Ministry reported that a Ukrainian Su-25 was shot down in the air in the Kherson region by Russian air defense systems.