Ukraine downs Russian warplane and Russia claims gains in the east

Ukrainian servicemen examine fragments of a Russian military plane that was shot down on the outskirts of Kostyantynivka (Iryna Rybakova via AP)

Ukrainian forces have said they shot down a Russian fighter plane on Saturday while Russia claimed it made gains in Ukraine’s east.

The Russian bomber was shot down near the city of Kostiantynivka in the Donetsk province, head of the Kostiantynivka Military Administration Serhiy Horbunov was quoted as saying by Ukraine’s public broadcaster, Suspilne.