The DPR reported a downed plane over Yenakiyevo

A plane was shot down over Yenakiyevo in the DPR, its ownership is being specified. This was announced by the mayor of the city Roman Khramenkov in his Telegram channel.

“A plane was shot down over the territory of the city. Get everyone off the streets. We clarify the situation, wrote He.

Khramenkov also shared a photo showing a possible crash site and smoke in the distance. In addition, videos of eyewitnesses appeared on the network, which show the crash of a supposedly aircraft, it is on fire in the frames. On the record published RT, eyewitnesses noticed two people who managed to eject from the plane.

In a conversation with TASS Khramenkov confirmedthat the pilots managed to escape. According to him, emergency services went to the crash site.

The Russian special operation in Ukraine began on February 24, 2022. During the special operation, Russian troops took full control of the LPR, as well as most of the DPR, Kherson and Zaporozhye regions. Subsequently, these territories became part of Russia, and on October 19 martial law was introduced in the regions.

Earlier today, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported that the Aerospace Forces shot down a Su-24 aircraft near the city of Krasnoarmeysk in the DPR. This week, aircraft of the same type were destroyed in the area of ​​​​Mikhailovka and Druzhkovka. On February 25, the Ministry of Defense reported on the downed Su-24s and MiG-29s in the regions of Rozovka and Dimitrov in the republic. In total, since the beginning of the special operation, the Russian army has destroyed 394 enemy aircraft, says in the summary of March 3.