WAR IN UKRAINE: Footage Purportedly Shows Russian Pilot Shooting Down Ukrainian Aircraft

Russian Su-35 fighter fires missiles at the air targets in Ukraine in undated footage. The footage was released by the Russian MoD on Sunday, Dec. 18. 2022. Note: Photo is a screenshot from a video. (Ministry of Defense of Russia/Newsflash) Russian Su-35 fighter fires missiles at the air targets in Ukraine in undated footage. The footage was released by the Russian MoD on Sunday, Dec. 18. 2022. Note: Photo is a screenshot from a video. (Ministry of Defense of Russia/Newsflash)
Copyrights: Ministry of Defense of Russia/Newsflash

19 December 2022
This footage purports to show a Russian fighter pilot taking off, flying over a frosty Ukrainian landscape, firing a missile, then returning back to base at night. Officials in Russia said the footage showed the Russian pilot shooting down a Ukrainian military aircraft. The Russian Ministry of...