According to Ukrinform, the Air Force Command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine announced the operation on Facebook.

"A Su-27 fighter pilot carried out a precision strike that destroyed an enemy artillery position which had been firing on Ukraine's Defense Forces for an extended period in the Zaporizhzhia sector," the statement said.

The strike was carried out using GBU-39 precision-guided aerial bombs.

As a result of the attack, Russian artillery guns used to shell Ukrainian positions were destroyed.

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The Air Force stated that the results of the strike were confirmed by objective monitoring and reconnaissance systems.

According to the military, eliminating the position significantly reduced the enemy's firepower in that section of the front.

The mission was carried out by Dmytro, a pilot with the 39th Tactical Aviation Brigade named after Hero of Ukraine Oleksandr Dovhach. Since the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion, he has completed more than 300 combat sorties.

During that time, he has successfully carried out dozens of combat missions targeting Russian military assets, consistently demonstrating the effectiveness of Ukraine's tactical aviation, the Air Force said.

As Ukrinform previously reported, President Volodymyr Zelensky promoted Pavlo Bardakov, Commander of the Army Aviation of the Ukrainian Ground Forces, to the rank of Brigadier General. Bardakov is a recipient of the Order of Bohdan Khmelnytsky, Third Class, and the Order for Courage, Third Class.

Photo: Ukrainian Air Force