Ukrainian air defenses took down two Russian Su-35 fighters over Kyiv ,

The Ukrainian Air Force lost one MiG-29 jet during the engagement. Searches for the pilot are ongoing. Also, Ukraine armed forces have been striking that long line of Russian troops heading to Kyiv while the Russians have used thermobaric weapons against Ukrainian cities, the head of Ukraine’s defense intelligence agency tells Military Times.

“We are striking the enemy’s columns,” Brigadier general Kyrylo Budanov told Military Times in an exclusive interview Wednesday morning. “We burn many columns of the enemy.” The strikes, he said, are being conducted by Ukraine Su-24 and Su-25 fighter jets, artillery and missile barrages.

“My intelligence officers and agents are directing and calling the strikes,” he said.