A Russian strategic bomber aircraft was likely brought down by the Ukrainian Air Force, according to an estimate by the British Ministry of Defence, “the first instance of a strategic bomber being shot down by Ukrainian Air Defence Systems.” The news came hours before the US House of Representatives, in an overwhelmingly bipartisan vote, approved nearly $61 billion in aid for Ukraine. That measure must be approved by the Senate and signed by President Joe Biden, but these are considered formalities. The MoD said in an update on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter on Saturday, “It is high…