By Roland Oliphant in Donetsk
Ukraine said yesterday (Wednesday) that two of its military aircraft had been shot down by missiles fired from Russia, as a senior rebel commander reportedly admitted that separatists forces had been in possession of Buk anti-aircraft missiles.
The two Ukrainian SU-25 fighter jets were downed near the village of Dmytrivka, not far from the crash site of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17, by surface-to-air missiles in quick succession. Both pilots are believed to have ejected.
Meanwhile Nato last night said it had seen evidence of weapons being moved into Ukraine from Russia since the downing of MH17.
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Source: canada.com
