Platoon led by Lieutenant Anatoly Ischenko worked on Ukrainian attack aircraft. According to the fighter, he personally shot down 8 aircraft of the Armed Forces of Ukraine from MANPADS.
According to him, the Ukrainian units moved under the cover of the Su-25 and MI-8.
“Our task was to prevent the enemy from fulfilling his combat mission and to destroy those very aircraft. The personnel of the platoon destroyed 12 aircraft, 4 helicopters,” the Russian Defense Ministry soldier was quoted as saying.
