MOSCOW, April 9. /TASS/. Sukhoi Su-30SM and Su-35 fighters of the Russian Aerospace Forces have destroyed a Ukrainian Buk-M1 missile system, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement on Saturday.

"The Russian Defense Ministry has released footage showing the combat flights of Su-30SM and Su-35 fighters, which destroyed the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ air defense facilities. The crews of the Russian Aerospace Forces’ aircraft engaged in the mission detected, targeted and destroyed a radar station and a Buk-M1 missile system," the statement reads.

According to the ministry, the targets were destroyed by air-to-surface missiles.