Russian military aviation controls the skies over Ukraine, Defense Ministry spokesman Major General Igor Konashenkov said.
“Russian aviation has won air supremacy over the entire territory of Ukraine,” he told reporters, according to RIA Novosti.
According to him, over the past 24 hours, the Russian Aerospace Forces have destroyed eight Buk M-1 combat vehicles, S-300 and Buk M-1 air defense systems, three radio positions with P-14 stations, four combat aircraft on ground and one in the air.
On February 21, Russian President Vladimir Putin, in response to the appeals of the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics with a request to recognize their sovereignty, signed the relevant decrees, and on February 24 announced the start of a special military operation to demilitarize and denazify Ukraine.
The Ministry of Defense emphasized that they did not strike at civilian targets. However, many civilians including children have died in the Russian invasion.