AP says the shootdowns both occurred near Savur Mohila with "up to two crew members each," according to Defense Ministry spokesman Oleksiy Dmitrashkovsky. Mount Savur Mohila lies about 10 kilometers from both Snizhne and Torez.
Here are some more details from RFE/RL's news desk on the downing of two Ukrainian military jets today:
Ukraine's military says Russian-backed rebels have shot down two Ukrainian military jets in the east of the country.
Military spokesman Oleksiy Dmytrashkivsky said the fate of the pilots is unknown.
The Sukhoi jets were reportedly brought down near the town of Snizhne today.
The separatists had claimed earlier that they shot down one Su-25 jet near Snizhne.
They said a search was under way for the pilot who ejected. They said a second Su-25 was hit and damaged but flew away.
The shooting down of the fighter jets comes after the downing of a Malaysian passenger plane in eastern Ukraine on July 17.
U.S. intelligence officials say Russian-backed separatists shot down the Malaysian plane "by mistake," killing 298 people.
(Reuters, AFP, UNIAN)
#URGENT 1/2 to all colleagues in area of 2day's shot down Ukr planes: road between
— Fergal Keane (@fergalkeane47) July 23, 2014
#URGENT 2/2 Petrovskye and Saur-Mohyla not passable.
— Fergal Keane (@fergalkeane47) July 23, 2014
Two planes carrying the first of the #MH17 victims' bodies have arrived in the Netherlands
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Вот снимки #российского центра подготовки для сепаратистов вблизи границы с #Украиной. #MH17 pic.twitter.com/VAdx9jg4zV
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Here's the latest daily situational map for eastern Ukraine from the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine:
Ukrainian military jets shot down today were fired upon from the RUSSIAN side of the border, Ukrainian official says now at briefing
— Kirit Radia (@KiritRadia) July 23, 2014
Ukrainian military jets shot down today were fired upon from the RUSSIAN side of the border, Ukrainian official says now at briefing
— Kirit Radia (@KiritRadia) July 23, 2014
More: Ukraine says shots that brought down military planes today were from a “very powerful anti-aircraft system” the rebels don’t possess
— Kirit Radia (@KiritRadia) July 23, 2014
Hundreds of people waiting alongside the road for the bodies to leave @eindhoven airport. #MH17 @itvnews pic.twitter.com/63BNuV5zxj
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