Ukrainian MiG-29 fighter jet destroyed

HSMilitarycom: A video was circulated on Telegram channels, which recorded the consequences of an attack on a Ukrainian MiG-29 parking lot in Ivano-Frankivsk.

The footage shows a crater on the territory of the airfield and damaged warships. According to some reports, several fighters, as well as the infrastructure of the facility, were destroyed.

On February 24, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a special operation to protect the civilian population of Donbass.

After that, the Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky accused Russia of hitting the country's military infrastructure and introduced martial law throughout the state, and also announced that Kiev had broken off diplomatic relations with Moscow and recalled Ukrainian diplomats from the embassy.

The Russian Defense Ministry stressed that the army did not launch air, missile or artillery strikes on the cities of Ukraine. The civilian population of the country is not in danger. High - precision means of destruction put out of action the military infrastructure .

On February 21, Putin signed decrees recognizing the independence of the Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics (DNR and LNR), as well as treaties of friendship, cooperation and mutual assistance with the republics. The documents were ratified the next day.

The situation in Donbass escalated on February 17, 2022. The DPR and LPR reported heavy shelling by Ukrainian security forces, including from heavy weapons. The republics announced a general mobilization and evacuation of civilians to the territory of Russia.

Since 2014, the Ukrainian authorities have been carrying out a military operation against the inhabitants of Donbass, who refused to recognize the results of the coup d'état and the new government in Ukraine.

At the same time, Kiev blames Moscow for the current situation . Russia has repeatedly stated that it is not a party to the conflict.