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Ukraine says it shot down Russian paratrooper transport plane
KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine’s military says it has shot down a Russian military transport plane with paratroopers on board.
According to a statement from the military’s General Staff, the Il-76 heavy transport plane was shot down near Vasylkiv, a city 40 kilometers south of Kyiv. The Russian military has not commented on the incident so far, and the report could not be immediately verified.