[johniegrad]

Neither report has been confirmed and Newsweek has contacted the Russian and Ukrainian defense ministries for comment over the unverified claims which have sparked much speculation on social media.

Hard hitting investigative journalism by Newsweek.

[PIF]

Neither report has been confirmed

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Only the Russians have confirmed it.

Waiting for the authoritative MSN to confirm from their CIA and Russian sources. Without MSN confirmation it did not happen, no matter what the Russian admit. /s