Russia’s most advanced spy plane was shot down. – A great tragedy. A black day, Russian sources admit.
A Russian surveillance aircraft of the type A-50 with a crew of 15 was shot down 120 kilometers from the front in Ukraine, over the Sea of Azov. It is the first time during the war that Russia has lost one of its most advanced spy planes. Photo: Alexander Zemlianichenko / AP/ NTB
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Published: 15.01.2024 15:35
The short version
- Two Russian warplanes were damaged in the Sea of Azov. The A-50 spy plane crashed, and the IL-22 plane managed to land on Russian-occupied territory.
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On Sunday evening, the first messages came. Something dramatic had happened in the Sea of Azov. Several Russian Telegram channels reported that two Russian warplanes disappeared from the radar.
The A-50 spy plane crashed in the Sea of Azov a few miles from the coast of Russian-occupied territory in Ukraine.
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2024-01-15 14:35:27
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