 Russians down their own Su-25 fighter jet, Russian tank hit by mine in its own territory. Russian anti-aircraft forces shot down a Russian Su-25 fighter jet on the 17th of December. Mykalo Oleschuk, commander of the Ukrainian Air Force, said this on Telegram. I can say with certainty that it was not the Ukrainian air defense that downed the Russian Su-25 fighter jet. These were the clear and well coordinated actions of the Russian anti-aircraft forces and I'd like to say a big thank you to them on behalf of the entire Ukrainian people. Now the occupiers have won less Su-25, to be continued. Besides, the Russian T-80 tank was destroyed by a mine near the village of Karabanovo-Valuzkiy district, Belgorod Oblast, sources told Astra. As reported, the incident occurred on December 16th. Thus, the tank was completely destroyed as a result of hitting the anti-tank mine. One of the crew members was killed and another was injured. The area of the incident is located approximately 20 kilometres from the border with Ukraine. Russian officials did not comment on the incident.