The Council of national security and defence of Ukraine (NSDC) has refuted messages about the fact that militias hit their su-25.
" Today approximately at noon they (the militia) distributed data as if the downed aircraft military power of Ukraine SU-25. According to the information received from the forces of ATU, none of the aircraft was not shot down, " said the report, RIA " Novosti ". The Council stresses that all aircraft of military power are in full combat readiness and successfully perform the task of suppressing the fire points militias, the defeat of their training bases and strong points. Before the first day of the week in Lugansk militia said that they were in the hands of the Ukrainian su-25 attack aircraft. Supporters LNR told that there are plans to use military machine in the confrontation with the security forces. Until recently law-enforcers had undivided domination in the air. Military aviation was used by them as for attacks on positions of the militia, and for the bombing of civilian objects, and among them houses. First it was announced that the militia DND and LNR actively used in the battles of heavy artillery and armored vehicles, captured on the square of Ukraine, and among them the tanks. In addition, the militias were in the hands of air defence, as well as among them MANPADS, with which they could do great damage to enemy aircraft.

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