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According to media reports, Russia may have used X-69 square cruise missiles for the first time during strikes on Ukraine in February.
The commander of the Ukrainian Armed Forces said that although ammunition is a problem, the war is entering a phase where unmanned vehicles are fighting and destroying about 70% of targets.
Ukrainian Armed Forces Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi thanked the Ukrainian air defense forces for shooting down two russian warplanes that were conducting air strikes on the positions of the Defense Forces.
The commander of the Ukrainian Air Force reports the downing of two Russian Su-34 and Su-35S aircraft in eastern Ukraine on February 19.
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported 80 combat engagements over the day. russia launched 3 missile strikes, 43 air strikes and 102 attacks with multiple launch rocket systems at Ukrainian positions and localities.
A Russian pilot directed his downed fighter jet toward civilian settlements in the occupied Luhansk region of Ukraine, which could have resulted in human casualties.
According to Gumenyuk, Russia may temporarily suspend the use of tactical aircraft after three Russian planes were shot down at once, but the bombing will not stop.
During the russian air attack, Ukrainian air defenses shot down 12 Shahid drones, one X-59 missile, and one Su-34 fighter-bomber.
According to the Telegram channel, tanks were spotted in the occupied Crimea moving from Sevastopol through Simferopol and further north, and the information was passed on to the Ukrainian armed forces.
The Air Force Commander noted that "there is an international satellite search and rescue system called Cospas-Sarsat. In case of accidents, it notifies the location of pilots' personal radio beacons.
The Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine thanked the country's air force for destroying two enemy Su-34 fighter-bombers and one Su-35 fighter during attacks on Ukrainian troops' positions in the east of the country.
According to the commander of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, three enemy aircraft were destroyed in eastern Ukraine this morning, including two Su-34 fighter-bombers and one Su-35 fighter.
In 24 combat engagements in the Kupyansk sector, Ukrainian troops killed 293 Russian servicemen and destroyed 37 pieces of equipment and weapons.
Russian aircraft continue to bomb southern Ukraine, trying to prove that they still have potential in the air.
Russian troops resumed air strikes along the entire front line in Luhansk region after a lull due to weather conditions. The occupiers are also demanding that local residents register their weapons by 2026 and are trying to manipulate the vote in the March elections.
The Ukrainian military shot down a Russian Su-34 fighter jet in Luhansk region on January 29, according to General Staff spokesman Andriy Kovalev. This happened the same night that Ukrainian defense forces destroyed 15 of 35 Shahid drones launched by Russian forces.