Russia says 5 Ukrainian fighter jets ruined in missile attack

MOSCOW: The Russian armed forces launched a missile strike on an airfield in Ukraine’s Poltava region, destroying five Ukrainian Su-27 fighter jets, Russia’s defense ministry said Tuesday.

The attack by an Iskander-M operational-tactical missile system targeted the aircraft parking area at the Myrhorod airfield, destroyed five Su-27 fighter jets belonging to the Ukrainian armed forces, and damaged two more undergoing repairs at the time, the ministry said via its official social media channel.

The ministry also released video footage of the strike.

Ukrainian authorities have issued no immediate response.

-Xinhua