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| Ukraine claims fighter plane shot down by Russian missile | Ukraine claims fighter plane shot down by Russian missile |
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| A spokesman for Ukraine's security council says an air force fighter jet has been shot down by a missile fired from a Russian plane. | |
| Ukrainian officials have recently accused Russia's armed forces of being directly involved in attacks on Ukrainian troops battling an insurgency near the Russian border. | |
| Spokesman Andrei Lysenko said in a televised briefing that the pilot of the Sukhoi Su-25 jet was forced to eject from the plane after it was shot at on Wednesday evening. Pro-Russia rebels claimed responsibility on Wednesday for strikes on two Sukhoi Su-25 jets. | |
| The defence ministry said the second jet was hit by a portable surface-to-air missile, but that the pilot was unscathed and managed to land his plane safely. | The defence ministry said the second jet was hit by a portable surface-to-air missile, but that the pilot was unscathed and managed to land his plane safely. |
| Moscow denies it is supporting the separatists or sowing unrest in its neighbour. | Moscow denies it is supporting the separatists or sowing unrest in its neighbour. |