Two Ukrainian fighter jets shot down

Pro-Russia rebels shot down two Ukrainian fighter jets this afternoon, a spokesman for Ukrainian military operations said, signaling renewed hostilities in the restive eastern part of Ukraine.

Ukrainian officials said that separatists brought down two of four SU-25 planes flying near the border with Russia that were assisting military forces on the ground.

The pilots, who tried to maneuver away from the missiles shot from the ground, managed to get out of the planes before they were brought down, Ukrainian officials said. 

The attacks come a day after senior intelligence officials warned that Russia was continuing to supply rebels with arms and training despite allegations that separatists shot down the Malaysian Airlines flight last week.

The site of the attack is only a few miles from where the Malaysia Airlines jetliner crashed last week after apparently being shot down with 298 people aboard.