12:04 8 March 2023
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
