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UK says Ukraine's air defences having considerable success against Russian jets

FILE PHOTO: A trail of rocket smoke is seen in the sky over Kyiv, Ukraine March 5, 2022. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich

Britain on Wednesday said Ukraine's air defences were having success against Russian jets, likely preventing Russia from controlling the airspace.

"Ukrainian air defences appear to have enjoyed considerable success against Russia's modern combat aircraft, probably preventing them achieving any degree of control of the air," the Ministry of Defence intelligence update posted on Twitter said.

Britain's assessment also said Russian forces had failed to make any significant breakthroughs in fighting north west of Kyiv.

FILE PHOTO: People remove debris at the site of a military base building that, according to the Ukrainian ground forces, was destroyed by an air strike, in the town of Okhtyrka in the Sumy region, Ukraine February 28, 2022. Irina Rybakova/Press service of the Ukrainian ground forces/Handout via REUTERS

(Reporting by William James; Editing by Shri Navaratnam)

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