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The Ukrainian Armed Forces have resumed flights within the area of the military operation in the eastern part of the country, which were suspended after an Antonov An-26 military transport plane was shot down in the Luhansk region, National Security and Defense Council spokesman Andriy Lysenko said.

“After the An-26 was shot down, a search and rescue operation was
called, and flights by Ukrainian forces were suspended. Although the
search operation is continuing, flights have been permitted, and they
are already supporting our ground forces precisely in the areas where
the most bitter clashes are taking place,” Lysenko said in taking
questions from journalists in Kyiv on Wednesday, July 16.