World / Russia claims three Ukrainian fighter jets shot down

Ukraine-Russia | The 139-day-long war between Russia and Ukraine is taking a serious turn by the day. The Russian Defense Ministry claimed on Wednesday that its military had shot down three Ukrainian fighter jets. Russia has said that the planes it shot down included Su-25 and Su-24 fighter jets. They have been shot down in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine, while the third fighter jet was a MiG-29.

According to media reports, all these fighter aircraft are Soviet-designed aircraft that are being used by the Ukrainian Air Force. However, there was no immediate reaction from Ukraine on the claim of downing the fighter plane. This claim has been made by Russia at a time when talks have started between the two countries to break the impasse on grain exports.

Ukraine important exporter of wheat, barley and maize

Ukraine is an important exporter of wheat, barley and maize. Ukraine accounts for almost half of the world's supply of sunflower oil. Officials from both countries met UN and Turkish officials on Wednesday for discussions. This is the first face-to-face meeting between Russian and Ukrainian officials since a meeting in Istanbul on March 29.

420 soldiers killed

About 420 soldiers have been killed in a high-powered weapon attack by Russian aircraft on Mykolaiv. Russia's Defense Ministry (RDM) told reporters on Wednesday that the enemies had suffered significant damage in all directions. High-capacity aerial missiles struck the Mykolaiv shipyard area, killing 350 Ukrainian military personnel and destroying 20 units of military equipment. The ministry said Russian planes also hit and destroyed a temporarily formed Ukrainian army unit in western Mykolaiv. 70 soldiers were killed in this.