KIEV, July 23 – Two Su-25 attack aircraft belonging to the Ukrainian ATO forces, according to initial reports, were shot down from outside the territory of Ukraine, said Andriy Lysenko spokesman of the National Security and Defense Council.

"After the Ukrainian pilots successfully fulfilled their tasks, they were targeted by powerful surface-to-air missile systems. Two aircraft were shot down at a height of 5,200 meters. According to initial reports, the missiles were launched from the territory of Russian Federation, he said at a briefing in Kiev on Wednesday.