2 Ukrainian Military Fighter Jets Shot Down

Pro-Russia fighters stand on guard as the OSCE (Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe) delegation arrives at the crash site of a Malaysia Airlines jet near the village of Hrabove, eastern Ukraine, Frid... Pro-Russia fighters stand on guard as the OSCE (Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe) delegation arrives at the crash site of a Malaysia Airlines jet near the village of Hrabove, eastern Ukraine, Friday, July 18, 2014. Representatives from OSCE and four Ukrainian experts have traveled into rebel-controlled areas to begin an investigation into the downing of the Malaysia Airlines plane on Wednesday and the deaths of all its passengers and crew. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka) MORE LESS

KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Two Ukrainian military fighter jets have been shot down in the east, according to the country’s Defense Ministry.

The Sukhoi-25 fighters were shot down 1:30 p.m. local time Wednesday over an area called Savur Mogila.

Defense Ministry spokesman Oleksiy Dmitrashkovsky says the planes may have been carrying up to two crew members each.

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  1. John McCain wants boots on the ground in Ukraine. That senile old man is just itching to start WWIII. Thankfully no one listens to him anymore

  2. Obviously, they were shot down by the same Ukrainian fascists who shot down the Malaysian jetliner.

  3. Avatar for jep07 jep07 says:

    target practice?

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