Russia has said that its Su-25 fighter jets have fired S-13 rockets at Ukrainian positions in Donetsk, as these images purport to show.
The footage shows a Russian fighter jet being loaded with ordnance and two Su-25 fighter jets taking to the skies before they can be seen flying low over countryside and opening fire on unseen targets.
The video then appears to show one fighter jet returning to base as the footage ends.
The images were obtained from the Russian Ministry of Defence. On Thursday, 29th February, along with a statement claiming: “The Russian Aerospace Forces Su-25 ground-attack aircraft wiped out AFU strongholds, manpower and hardware clusters in Donetsk direction.
“Strikes were delivered by S-13 rockets while pitching at an extremely low altitude of 25 metres.
“As an air controller reported, all the assigned targets were successfully wiped out. The flight proceeded normally without any incidents.
“After the mission, the crews manoeuvred to evade possible backfire, released flare decoys, and returned to their home airfield.”
We have not been able to independently verify the claims or the footage.
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that between 24th February 2022 and 29th February 2024. Russia had lost approximately 413,760 personnel, 6,593 tanks, 12,552 armoured combat vehicles, 10,070 artillery units, 1,000 multiple launch rocket systems. 690 air defence systems, 342 warplanes, 325 helicopters, 7,768 drones, 1,912 cruise missiles, 25 warships, 1 submarine, 13,152 motor vehicles and fuel tankers, and 1,601 units of special equipment.
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Russia claims its forces have re-entered the village of Robotyne. Which Ukraine had retaken in August 2023.
According to Russia’s state-run Interfax news agency, the defence ministry says troops have taken over some buildings, but it is unclear if Ukrainian troops have completely withdrawn.
There has been no confirmation from reliable sources.
Robotyne lies between Avdiivka and Kherson, and southeast of Zaporizhzhia, on the frontlines of the Zaporizhzhia oblast.
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The UK government stated on Wednesday that Ukraine’s use of donated cruise missiles is the business of its armed forces. Responding to remarks by Germany’s Chancellor Olaf Scholz about potential UK and French involvement in targeting.
Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry warned against Russian interference in Moldova’s breakaway region of Transnistria. Citing concerns over separatist leaders seeking “protection” from Moscow, a tactic previously used by Russia to justify invasions.
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has suggested joint arms production with south-eastern European countries, proposing a defence forum and signing a declaration with 10 nations supporting a peace summit in Switzerland this spring at a summit in Tirana.
Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk has discussed a potential temporary border closure with Ukraine over grain tensions, but Ukrainian Deputy PM Kubrakov has stated that Ukraine does not plan to close its borders, emphasising the importance of border stability during the ongoing conflict with Russia.
