 Ukrainian troops destroy second Russian Su-25 fighter jet in a week. Ukraine's armed forces shot down a Russian Su-25 fighter jet worth around $15 million and an Orlan-10 reconnaissance drone on the 13th of October. The general staff of the armed forces of Ukraine said over the past day the Air Force carried out 12 strikes on areas where enemy personnel, weapons and military equipment were concentrated as well as on an enemy bridge. Former defenders have destroyed a Russian Su-25 fighter and and Orlan-10 operational tactical level UAV. Ukrainian forces' destruction of the Russian aircraft marked the second time this week. On the 10th of October, Ukraine's general staff reported in its frontline update that the Ukrainian army repelled counterattacks of the Russian troops in the Zaporizhia and Donetsk Oblasts and downed Su-25 fighter aircraft. Su-25 is a Soviet-armored subsonic military aircraft. The attack aircraft is designed for direct support of ground troops on the battlefield during day and night conditions with direct visibility of the target as well as for the destruction of objects with specified coordinates in all weather conditions. The Su-25 first took to the air on February 22, 1975. Aircraft of this type have been in operation since 1981 and have participated in numerous military conflicts.