Ukraine claims downing Russia's SU-25 plane as Moscow-Kyiv war enters day 49

Ukraine continues to put a stiff resistance against Russian forces as Moscow-Kyiv war has entered day 49. As per General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine,  Ukrainian Armed Forces' Air Force has shot down Russia's Su-25 aircraft. Pointing out that due to wear conditions occupiers have drastically curtailed use of plane, Ukraine claimed that 'we will win this war".

General Staff furr stated that enemy continues to launch rocket-bomb attacks against civilian infrastructure in Kharkiv and Zaporizhzhia regions and that air reconnaissance is something Russian forces are good at. According to Ukraine, Russian Federation has claimed a "yellow level of terrorism threat" along Ukrainian border and in temporarily occupied Crimean peninsula and that se steps are likely to justify movement of flow of Russian military equipment, weapons and soldiers into Ukraine.

Partial blocke and artillery shelling on Kharkiv continues

Ukrainian armed forces also remarked that a battalion of around 400 persons was organised in Leningr region, which is me up entirely of combat-trained soldiers. It claimed that y were sent to Ukraine to reinforce a battalion of 58th general army.  General Staff also said that partial blocke and artillery shelling on Kharkiv continues and enemy is able to establish units of so-called "people's militia" in some temporarily held districts.

 General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine said that opponent continues to attack Mariupol from Donetsk region and that  enemy is trying to take possession of individual communities in South Buzky direction but to avail. Over last 24 hours, Ukrainian soldiers have withstood six enemy attacks, destroyed two units of vehicle equipment, and destroyed three enemy artillery systems on territory of Donetsk and Luhansk regions.

'Invasion is proceeding according to plan': Putin

Meanwhile, Russian President Vlimir Putin has promised to keep attacking Ukraine until his country's objectives are achieved. He stated that peace discussions h come to a halt and that invasion, w in its sixth week, was proceeding as per  plan, according to BBC. Putin's remarks on crisis were his first in over a week as he has kept a lower profile recently than he did during early days of war.

Im: AP