MOSCOW. June 2 (Interfax) - The Russian military has downed a Ukrainian Sukhoi Su-25 plane in the Kherson region, Russian Defense Ministry spokesperson Igor Konashenkov said.
"Air defense systems downed a Ukrainian Air Force Su-25 plane near the community of Zolotaya Balka in the Kherson region," Konashenkov said at a briefing on Friday.
"Tactical and army aircraft, missile troops, and artillery from the Russian groups of forces struck 96 Ukrainian artillery units at their firing positions, along with troops and hardware in 73 areas," Konashenkov said.
Eight HIMARS rockets and one HARM anti-radiation missile were intercepted in the past 24 hours, he said.
A total of 29 Ukrainian drones were downed in the Lugansk and Donetsk People's Republics and in the Kharkov, Kherson and Zaporozhye regions, he said.