Russian forces shot down their own plane over Crimea: details of the night attack.

According to inkorr.com: During the night, Russian troops accidentally shot down their own plane while repelling drone attacks. This was reported by the spokesman of the Naval Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Dmytro Pletenchuk.

“While repelling Ukrainian attacks, they managed to shoot down their own plane today over Crimea. The struggle continues. All information is being collected in Crimea,” said Pletenchuk.

Also, as a result of the attack on Crimea, another fuel depot of the Russian troops caught fire. Recall that powerful explosions occurred on the night of October 17 in the Simferopol district, which caused a fire at the fuel depot.

Attacks in occupied Donetsk

The occupied Donetsk also experienced drone attacks on the night of October 17. According to preliminary data, the ammunition depot of Russian soldiers was damaged as a result of these attacks.

Thus, during the night attacks of Russian forces in Crimea and Donetsk, there was an incident involving the downing of their own plane and damage to munitions. The conflict for control over the territories continues, indicating an increase in tension in the situation in eastern Ukraine and in the occupied Crimea.