Ukrainian forces shot down a Russian fighter plane near Kostiantynivka in the Donetsk province Saturday, while Russia claimed to have captured a village in the same region, highlighting the ongoing intensity of the conflict.
Serhiy Horbunov, head of the Kostiantynivka Military Administration, reported the downing of the Russian bomber to Ukraine’s public broadcaster, Suspilne. Photos showed charred aircraft remains on a house that caught fire.
Russia’s Defense Ministry announced it had taken control of the village of Zhelanne Druhe in Donetsk province. This claim follows Ukraine’s recent withdrawal from the nearby town of Vuhledar after a two-year defense.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced plans to present his “victory plan” at the October 12 Ramstein group meeting. “We will present clear, concrete steps towards a just end to the war,” Zelenskyy stated on social media platform X.
In other developments, two civilians died in Russian shelling in Ukraine’s southern Zaporizhzhia region, according to Governor Ivan Fedorov. Ukraine’s air force reported intercepting Russian missiles and drones overnight, while nine people were wounded when a Ukrainian drone struck a bus in Russian-controlled Horlivka, Donetsk region.
Russia claimed to have shot down 10 Ukrainian drones over three border regions, further underscoring the ongoing aerial warfare component of the conflict.
