Russia has said that its Su-25 fighter jets fired missiles at Ukrainian positions, as these images purport to show.
The footage shows a Russian fighter jet undergoing preparations for takeoff, followed by it taxiing onto a runway and taking off, accompanied by a second aircraft.
The Russian fighter jets can then be seen flying at a low altitude over the countryside, engaging in the release of deadly ordnance.
One fighter jet can then apparently be seen coming in to land back at base as the footage ends.
The images were obtained from the Russian Ministry of Defence on Wednesday, 27th December, along with a statement saying: “The crews of Su-25 attack aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) hit enemy strongholds and manpower in the Krasnolimansk direction.
“The strike carried out by S-8 unguided aircraft missiles (UAR) followed by pitching up at an extremely low altitude.
“According to the reports of the forward aircraft gunner (PAN), all of these targets were successfully hit. The flight went as usual.
“After completing the combat mission, the crews carried out an anti-missile manoeuvre with the shooting of false thermal targets and successfully returned to the home airfield.”
We have not been able to independently verify the claims or the footage.
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