The general Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces on Thursday said it has shot down six aircraft and a helicopter.
This development occurred hours after President Vladimir Putin authorised what he called ‘a special military operation in the east’
According to reports from the Oleksiy Arestovych, an adviser in the Ukrainian President’s Office, more than 40 soldiers and up to 10 civilians have been killed during Russian invasion.
Confirming the development, the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces said it has shot down a sixth Russian plane in the Kramatorsk area.
The update also follows a claim earlier Thursday that it had shot down five aircraft and a helicopter as Russian forces attacked Ukraine.
The Russian military denied the claims, state news agency TASS, says.
