Day 691 of the Invasion of Ukraine: Russia Will Go On The Offensive In The Coming Weeks

Day 691 of the invasion of Ukraine. Summary of key events in the last 24 hours:

• Ukraine shot down two Russian warplanes over the Sea of Azov
• ISW: Russia will go on the offensive in the coming weeks
• Three Ukrainian missiles were shot down on Russian territory
• The war in Ukraine is taking its toll on Russia's health care system
• Russia welcomes North Korea's foreign minister for talks on deepening relations

Ukraine shot down two Russian warplanes over the Sea of Azov

Ukrainian forces have shot down two Russian military aircraft for early warning and control - A-50 and Il-22, over the Sea of Azov, UNIAN reported. According to initial information, the A-50 was shot down and disappeared from radar, and the Il-22 was hit, but managed to land successfully.

The information was first reported by the deputy from the party "Servant of the People" Yury Misyagin оn his Telegram channel.

"At around 21:00, Ukrainian units fired on two aircraft of the Russian Armed Forces, namely an A-50 aircraft and an Il-22 bomber, which were located over the Sea of Azov," he wrote.

The stricken Il-22 was trying to reach the nearest airfield and disappeared from radar in the Kerch area. Subsequently, the spokesman of the Ukrainian Volunteer Army "South" Sergey Bratchuk said that his sources recorded the disappearance of the A-50 from the radars.

"The information has been confirmed, so we await comments from the Air Force of Ukraine," Bratchuk wrote on Telegram.

RBC-Ukraine reported that the A-50 was shot down immediately after takeoff. The aircraft stopped responding to...