Russia's air defense systems have shot down a MiG-29 military aircraft and an MI-24 military helicopter of the Ukrainian Air Force over the past day.

APA's Moscow correspondent reports that Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said at a briefing today.

"Over the past day, Russian Air Defense Systems destroyed a MiG-29 belonging to the Ukrainian Air Force in the Slavyansk region of the DPRK, and a Mi-24 helicopter in the Snegirevk region of Nikolaev region," a spokesman for the Russian Foreign Ministry said.