“Russian air defense systems shot down a Su-27 aircraft of the Ukrainian Air Force near the settlement of Platonovka in the Lugansk People’s Republic,” the ministry said.

Seven Ukrainian UAVs were destroyed in the Kharkiv region, in the Donetsk People's Republic, in the Luhansk People's Republic and in the vicinity of Zmeiny Island.

“Also, two rockets of the Smerch multiple launch rocket system were intercepted near the city of Izyum,” the ministry said.

Also, 31 areas of concentration of manpower and military equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were hit by high-precision missiles.