Posted 25 февраля 2022,, 16:58

Published 25 февраля 2022,, 16:58

Modified 24 декабря 2022,, 22:38

Updated 24 декабря 2022,, 22:38

Source in the Ministry of Defense: Ukrainian air defenses mistakenly shot down their fighter over Kiev

Source in the Ministry of Defense: Ukrainian air defenses mistakenly shot down their fighter over Kiev

25 февраля 2022, 16:58
Фото: Соцсети
According to a representative of the Ministry of Defense, the “torch” in the Kiev night sky is a mistake of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, whose air defense systems attacked their own Su-27 fighter.

In a conversation with RIA Novosti, a source from the Ministry of Defense recalled that Russia had not launched any missile strikes on Kiev.

“No missile attacks on Kiev, whose heroism Vladimir Zelensky finally remembered during the Great Patriotic War, were carried out by the Russian armed forces”, - the source said.

The representative of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation said that the "torch" in the night sky over Kiev has a different origin. The informant indicated that it was a Ukrainian fighter jet that was mistakenly shot down by Ukrainian air defenses. The downed plane fell on a residential building.

“Last night, a Su-27 fighter of the Ukrainian Air Force carried out air patrol missions over Kiev. By mistake, one of the Ukrainian air defense anti-aircraft missile systems stationed near Kiev identified it as a target and attacked from regular means”, - said a representative of the defense department.

The interlocutor of the agency also drew an analogy with the Great Patriotic War from Zelensky, who “did everything in recent years to glorify the Ukrainian Nazis”, noting the imminent liberation of the city.

The beginning of a military special operation in Russia became known on the morning of February 24 - this was announced by Russian President Vladimir Putin. There were reports of fighting and explosions in many Ukrainian cities. This morning, the Armed Forces of Ukraine blew up the bridge on the outskirts of Kiev in order to stop the advance of Russian tanks towards the capital. President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky announced a general mobilization.

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