MOSCOW. Feb 16 (Interfax) - A MiG-29 fighter jet and a Mil Mi-24 helicopter of the Ukrainian Armed Forces have been downed and 405 Ukrainian drones have been destroyed over the past week, the Russian military said.
"Aviation and air defense systems downed a MiG-29 jet and a Mi-24 helicopter of the Ukrainian Air Force during the past week," the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement on Friday.
Thirty-six rockets fired by HIMARS, Vampire and Olkha multiple rocket launchers and one JDAM guided aerial bomb have also been intercepted over the week, and 405 Ukrainian drones have been destroyed, the ministry said.
"Thirty-five Ukrainian soldiers surrendered during the week," the ministry said.