Ukrainian Air Force shoots down Russian Su-34 bomber

The Air Force Command of Ukraine's Armed Forces reported this on Telegram. 

On March 3, 2023, near Yenakiieve, anti-aircraft gunners of the Nikopol Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment of the East Air Command destroyed a Russian Su-34 bomber.

“One of the pilots was killed, and the other is preparing to join him!” the post says. 

In particular, the UNIAN news agency published a video of the downing of the Su-24 on its Telegram channel. It added that local 'authorities' reported that the aircraft was shot down and the pilots managed to eject.

• As of March 2, it was known that the Russian army had lost almost 10,000 pieces of equipment in Ukraine, three times as many as the Ukrainian Armed Forces. 

• On March 3, it was reported that during the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Russia lost over 151,000 troops, 3,405 tanks, 2,061 drones, 301 aircraft, and 289 helicopters.