A Ukrainian Su-27 fighter jet was shot down while attempting to strike the Kursk region.
According to information resources of the "Sever" ("North") group of Russian forces, the aircraft was shot down by a Buk-M3 anti-aircraft missile system.
The Su-27 was hit while attempting to drop guided bombs.
Earlier, the Russian army destroyed a Ukrainian Su-24 frontline bomber at an airfield in the Dnipropetrovsk region. The aircraft was serviced for takeoff, Storm Shadow cruise missiles (SCALP-EG) were prepared nearby.