Ukraine's Air Force reported the loss of a MiG-29 fighter jet. The aircraft was on a combat mission in the Poltava region on the night of June 27, the service said. The pilot ejected successfully; his condition was not specified.
The reasons for the loss and the circumstances of the incident are being investigated, the Ukrainian Air Force said.
Russia's Defense Ministry claimed that its drones struck two Ukrainian fighter jets. The ministry asserted that the aircraft were destroyed in a different region — not in the Poltava area. There was no independent confirmation of this information.