The Russian bomber was shot down near the city of Kostiantynivka in the Donetsk province, head of the Kostiantynivka Military Administration Serhiy Horbunov was quoted as saying by Ukraine’s public broadcaster, Suspilne. Photos showed charred remains of an aircraft after it landed on a house that caught fire.

Southern group of forces captured settlement of Zhelanne Druhe, according to Russian Defense Ministry - Anadolu Ajansı

Russian attacks on Ukraine's east on Thursday killed at least three people and injured five more, regional authorities said.

There have been unconfirmed reports that a Russian aircraft or drone has been shot down over Ukraine's Donetsk region on Saturday, possibly in a friendly fire incident. According to the Ukrainska Pravda newspaper the Russian aircraft had been launching guided aerial bombs at Ukrainian positions and was shot down its own troops on the ground.

A bizarre situation emerged out of Eastern Ukraine this morning, one in which a Russian fighter fired a short-range air-to-air missile and shot down one of its own aircraft while flying over highly-defended Ukrainian territory.

Ukrainian forces said they shot down a Russian fighter plane on Saturday while Russia claimed it made gains in Ukraine’s east.

The Ukrainian military shot down a Russian aircraft near Kostiantynivka, Donetsk region. It is likely to be a Su-25, according to the head of the Kostiantynivka City Military Administration Serhii Horbunov,

A Russian plane that was firing guided aerial bombs (GABs) on Ukrainian-controlled territory crashed in Donetsk Oblast after being shot down by Russian troops. Source: Ukrainska Pravda's source in the Air Force Details: Ukrainian and Russian media and bloggers began writing about the downing of the aircraft in Donetsk Oblast on the afternoon of 5