Three Ukrainian jets shot down - Russia | 15 Sept 2024 | Russian forces have shot down three Ukrainian fighter jets over the last 24 hours, the Defense Ministry in Moscow has said. Two Sukhoi Su-27 aircraft operated by Kiev were destroyed by the Russian Aerospace Forces, while Russian air defenses have shot down a Mikoyan MiG-29 plane, the ministry said in its daily update on Sunday. During the same period, the Russian air defenses also intercepted a U.S.-made HIMARS rocket, four French-made Hammer guided bombs, and 55 drones, it added. Over the past 24 hours, Ukrainian forces lost more than 2,200 troops along the front line and dozens of units of various equipment, including several U.S.-made M777 towed artillery pieces and British L-119 howitzers.