Russian warplanes destroyed after drone attack Ukraine
Ukraine has hit a fighter jet base in a drone attack on Russia, Reuters news agency reported, based on Ukrainian sources. This reportedly destroyed six Russian aircraft and severely damaged another eight. Russia has not confirmed the attack and the attack cannot be independently verified. Russian state news agency RIA reports only that 53 Ukrainian drones were downed near the air base. The Morozovsk air base where the fighter jets are located is in the Rostov region that borders Ukraine. Ukrainian sources told the BBC that the fighter jets, the Su-27 and the Su-24, are being used on the front lines. Up to 20 soldiers could have been killed in the attack, the sources said.