On 13 May, three helicopters were shot down by air defence forces in Russia's Bryansk Region, not two as previously reported, the spokesperson for the Ukrainian Air Force, Yuriy Ihnat, has told the telethon.
According to him, the total number of aircraft lost by the Russians is five. Ihnat clarified that the aircraft had been flying on a combat mission to the frontline.
Earlier it was reported that on 13 May, two Mi-8 helicopters, Su-34 and Su-35 aircraft crashed in Bryansk Region bordering Ukraine.