Ukrainian forces shoot down Russian Su-25 aircraft near Bachmut: reports

According to the Ukrainian news portal Suspilne, Ukrainian forces shot down a Russian Su-25 attack aircraft near Bachmut in the night from Sunday to Monday. The enemy aircraft was providing air support to infantry attacking Ukrainian forces.

A portable anti-aircraft missile system operator fired and hit the Russian plane, which was seen on a thermal imaging camera and began to descend. The fate of the pilot is unknown.

The aircraft was hit at 1:10 am Ukrainian time using a Polish-made portable anti-aircraft missile system called "Piorun". The machine was approaching from the northeast to attack Ukrainian positions but changed its trajectory after being hit and suddenly turned east before crashing.

Source: interia.pl