MOSCOW - The Russian armed forces launched a missile strike on an airfield in Ukraine's Poltava region, destroying five Ukrainian Su-27 fighter jets, Russia's defense ministry said Tuesday.

The attack by an Iskander-M operational-tactical missile system targeted the aircraft parking area at the Myrhorod airfield, destroyed five Su-27 fighter jets belonging to the Ukrainian armed forces, and damaged two more undergoing repairs at the time, the ministry said via its official social media channel.

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The ministry also released video footage of the strike. Ukrainian authorities have issued no immediate response.