Near Melitopol, the Ukrainian military destroyed one Russian Su-25 fighter jet on May 25. Another such aircraft was damaged.

This was reported by the National Guard of Ukraine on Facebook.

"In the Zaporizhzhia direction, the enemy is actively using combat aircraft. On May 25, Russian occupation forces tried to strike at the positions of the Ukrainian defense forces using a pair of Su-25s from the air. At this time, the National Guardsmen were on combat duty - the Zaporozhye Avenger and his combat brother. The fighters clearly identified enemy aircraft and accurately worked on air targets with MANPADS," the message says.

As a result of combat work, the first Su-25 aircraft was completely destroyed, its pilot managed to eject over the temporarily occupied territory, the second plane was shot down by the well-known "Zaporozhye Avenger". After his shot, the enemy Su-25 was seriously damaged and forced to enter an emergency landing.

Then, at the end of the runway, Melitopol residents observed a black column of smoke. Before that, there were dull explosions.

It should be noted that the guardsman nicknamed "Zaporizhzhya Avenger" has already destroyed seven enemy aircraft.

Earlier it was reported that in Melitopol there were explosions near the airport, thick smoke was visible.

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