Russia 'shoots down Ukraine attack jet' on Wed night

July 17, 2014 22:01

Al Jazera reports: A Russian jet has shot down a Ukrainian SU-25 attack plane over the east of Ukraine, a Ukrainian military spokesman said earlier in the day.

Andriy Lysenko, a spokesman for Ukraine's national defence and security council, said that the plane was shot down on Wednesday night by an air-to-air missile but the pilot safely ejected.

According to the Reuters news agency, it was the third reported incident this week in which a Ukrainian plane has been hit by a missile.

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