“During the day, Russian air defense systems shot down a MiG-29 aircraft of the Ukrainian Air Force over the city of Severodonetsk,” he said.

In addition, three Ukrainian UAVs were destroyed over the settlements of Novozvanovka, Khartsyzsk and Izyum.

“A Ukrainian Tochka-U missile was intercepted near the village of Ivanovka, Kharkiv region, and two rockets from the Smerch multiple launch rocket system were intercepted in the areas of Bolshaya Kamyshevakhi and Izyum,” Konashenkov added.

Earlier, the head of the military-civilian administration of the Kherson region, Volodymyr Saldo, said that the Russian air defense forces over Kherson shot down Uragan missiles fired by the Ukrainian military.