Reports emerged that a Russian aircraft targeting Ukrainian-held territory was shot down in the Donetsk region, possibly by Russian forces. Sources from the Ukrainian Air Force, as well as media outlets and bloggers on both sides,

Russian attacks on Ukraine's east on Thursday killed at least three people and injured five more, regional authorities said.

"Debris from the downed aircraft partially fell around Kostyantynivka, damaging several private homes, but there were no casualties," he said. Read also: Two dead after Russian attacks on Kostyantynivka and Bilytske Donbas correspondent Serhiy Horbatenko reported to Donbas.