“Fighter aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces in the area of ​​​​the settlement of Krasnarmeisk of the Donetsk People's Republic shot down a MiG-29 aircraft of the Ukrainian Air Force in the air,” the ministry said in a statement.

On January 9, it became known that the aviation of the Russian Aerospace Forces in the Donetsk People's Republic shot down Su-25 and MiG-29 aircraft and a Ukrainian Mi-8 helicopter.

In addition, Russian air defense systems shot down a Su-25 aircraft of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the area of ​​Vuhledar.