FALCONPOWERS – Ukraine’s air force reported shooting down a Russian strategic bomber, but Moscow officials countered that the plane crashed in a sparsely populated area due to a malfunction post-combat mission.
Moscow officials claim that one of their planes crashed in a sparsely populated area after technical problems, whilst Ukraine claims to shooting it down.
Neither claims could be independently verified. Previous Ukrainian claims of downing Russian warplanes during their ongoing conflict have typically been met with silence or denials from Moscow.
Simultaneously, Russian missiles targeted cities in Ukraine’s central Dnipro region, killing eight people, including a 14-year-old girl and 8-year-old boy, and injuring 28, according to local authorities.
