Russian Air Force shoots down Ukraine fighter jet in dogfight: Report

Russia's air force downed a Ukrainian fighter jet during a dogfight that took place in one of Ukraine's eastern Russian-backed separatist regions, according to Russian Defense Ministry spokesperson Major General Igor Konashenkov.

Konashenkov's brief description of the aerial fight was reported in an article published Sunday by the Russian state-owned news agency TASS.

"During an aerial battle, a MiG-29 plane of the Ukrainian Air Force was shot down near Slovyansk in the Donetsk People's Republic," he said, according to an English translation of his comments.