A Russian cargo plane IL-76 downed in Vasylkiv near Kyiv

Two Russian Il-76 military transport planes were shot-down by Ukraine.A Russian cargo plane IL-76 downed in Vasylkiv near Kyiv. Deployment thwarted. Many, many dead invaders. 

On the night of February 25-26, Ukrainian defenders shot down two Russian IL-76 military transports filled with airborne troops. Depending on aircraft configuration, the Russians may have lost between 290 and 450 VDV troops  by any measure a catastrophic loss to the aggressor. 

US officials confirmed that Ukraine shot down a second Il-76 transport aircraft tonight. If true, this would be a really significant mistake for the Russian military, and possibly the worst loss of life for the Russian Airborne Forces since the 2nd Chechen War.

Ukraine has shot down a Russian transport plane IL-76 near Vasylkiv town in Kiev region, the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces said in a statement on Facebook, Xinhua news agency reported.