On the Toretsky direction, soldiers from the 28th Mechanized Brigade shot down a Russian Su-25 attack aircraft.

In the Donetsk region, on the Toretsk direction, soldiers from the 28th Separate Mechanized Brigade named after the Knights of the Winter Campaign shot down a Russian Su-25 attack aircraft. This was reported by the military via their Telegram channel.

“The warriors of the 28th Brigade have destroyed an enemy Su-25! Thanks to our air defense forces, there is one less Russian attack aircraft on the Toretsk direction,” the 28th Separate Mechanized Brigade stated.

Later, the brigade provided more details. The Russian attack aircraft was downed by a combined anti-aircraft missile unit of the 28th Brigade and the 57th Territorial Defense Battalion “Igla.” The military published a video of the Su-25 being shot down. The footage shows a Russian Mi-8 helicopter attempting to evacuate the pilot, but FPV drone operators interfered.

“As a result, the helicopter limped back and requires significant repairs. The pilot of the enemy Su-25 was left behind. Probably not Russian, as it is known: ‘Russians do not leave their own behind.’ Whoever was left behind is not one of theirs,” the 28th Brigade noted.

It should be noted that Su-25 (NATO classification – Frogfoot) is a single-seat armored attack aircraft used for air support in combat zones. It is capable of destroying targets based on given coordinates. The targets can include ground, surface, and low-altitude slow-moving aerial targets (helicopters and transport planes). Specifically, the Russians have used the Su-25 in the Russo-Chechen wars and in the war against Ukraine since 2014. Additionally, the Su-25 costs approximately 11 million dollars.

Furthermore, the military of the 28th Separate Mechanized Brigade served in various settlements in the Donetsk region from 2014 to 2021. From the first day of the full-scale invasion, the soldiers of the 28th Brigade defended Odesa and part of the Mykolaiv region. After the Russian occupation of Kherson, the brigade's fighters defended Mykolaiv.

Since August 2022, the 28th Brigade has participated in battles in the Kherson direction and the de-occupation of the regional center. The brigade's website states that its soldiers were among the first to enter Kherson on November 11, 2022. Since December 2022, the soldiers of the 28th Brigade have been carrying out combat missions in Donetsk.