Morning brief: Ukraine claims to down Russian 'spy' plane, US jets intercept high-altitude balloon, and more
Morning brief
The Ukrainian military has claimed to havedowned a Russian A-50 military spy plane. Ukraine's Air Force commander Mykola Oleshchuk thanked his service and military intelligence for taking measures to bring down the suspected 'spy' plane, which they claimed was a long-range radar detection aircraft and emphasised how the incident coincided with a key Russian military holiday. Russia has not yet commented on these claims by Ukraine. In other news, US jets intercepted a high-altitude balloon traversing the western region of the country.
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Ukraine claims to down second Russian 'spy' plane in weeks
Ukraine saidthey have downed a Russian A-50 military spy plane, which is the second such claim made by them in just a month. According to Ukrainian military sources, the plane was destroyed between the Russian cities of Rostov-on-Don and Krasnodar and nearly 200km from the front line.
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