The Ukrainian Armed Forces announced another downed Russian A-50 aircraft
ZLT say: The Ukrainian Armed Forces announced another downed Russian A-50 aircraft BBC 4 min February 23, 2024 View Original Photo caption, A-50 is a long-range radar detection and control aircraft based on the Il-76. Russia no longer produces such aircraft image copyrightGetty Images The Russian A-50 radar aircraft was shot down over the Krasnodar Territory, said Nikolai Oleshchuk, commander of the Air Force of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. “The destroyed Russian A-50U is a new modernized version of the aircraft, worth $350 million,” says the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense. The plane crash is confirmed by numerous Russian sources. Social networks publish the moment when he was allegedly shot down in the air, as well as footage of a fire at the crash site. An “unidentified aircraft” crashed in the Krasnodar region, a representative of emergency services told RIA Novosti. “The reeds are burning at the crash site,” he added. According to the operational