“Russian air defense systems shot down a Su-25 aircraft of the Ukrainian Air Force in the Barmashovo region of the Nikolaev region and a MiG-29 in the Apostolovo region of the Dnepropetrovsk region in a day,” the statement says.

The Ministry of Defense added that 16 UAVs of Ukraine were shot down, including in the area of ​​​​Snake Island.

Earlier it became known that Russian air defense systems shot down a Ukrainian MiG-29 fighter in the Dnipropetrovsk region.