UKRAINSKA PRAVDA - THURSDAY, 25 AUGUST, 11:44 There are currently more than 400 Russian planes and about 360 combat helicopters near the borders of Ukraine. Source: Yurii Ihnat, spokesman for the Air Force Command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, at a briefing on 25 August Quote from Ihnat: "There is a group of Russian planes near our borders, more than 400 combat aircraft.