(Ukrainian): At least 6 planes, 2 helicopters and dozens of enemy armored equipment were destroyed as Ukraine defended itself from an all-out Russian invasion, a Ukrainian government minister claimed Thursday in a post to the Ukrainian military's Facebook page.

The minister claimed that Ukrainian Defense Forces are deterring the advancement of Russian aggressors, having also burnt four tanks near Kharkiv.

Separately, Ukraine’s foreign ministry spokesman Oleg Nikolenko on Thursday claimed Ukraine’s armed forces have taken two Russian infantry soldiers as prisoners.