Ministry of Defense: Russian air defense systems shot down a Ukrainian Mi-8 helicopter in the Zaporozhye region

This was stated by the official representative of the Russian Defense Ministry, Major General Igor Konashenkov.

“Russian air defense systems shot down a Ukrainian Mi-8 helicopter near the settlement of Orekhov, Zaporozhye region,” Konashenkov said.

18 Ukrainian drones were also shot down.

Earlier it became known that Russian air defense systems shot down a MiG-29 of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Odessa region.