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A Russian A-50 undercover agent aircraft noticed all the way through a practice session for an army parade in Moscow in 2019.
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Ukraine claimed it destroyed a Russian undercover agent aircraft over the Sea of Azov on Monday, in what could be a vital strike in opposition to Moscow’s aerial features.
Ukraine’s Commander-in-Leader Valerii Zaluzhnyi first of all mentioned on Telegram on Monday that two plane were destroyed, writing: “Warriors of the Air Pressure of the Armed Forces of Ukraine destroyed an enemy A-50 long-range radar detection plane and an enemy IL-22 air keep an eye on middle.”
He additionally thanked the Air Pressure for “the superbly deliberate and performed operation” in southern Ukraine.
In a remark, the Ukrainian Air Forces referred to as the particular operation within the Azov Sea area “a success.”
Details about the downing of 2 Russian army plane through Ukrainian forces over the Sea of Azov seemed in social media past due on Sunday.
Moscow has now not but showed the lack of the plane. Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov didn’t remark at the experiences on Monday and referred reporters to the Russian Ministry of Protection. The protection ministry didn’t right away reply to The Gentleman Report’s request for remark.
Yuriy Ihnat, a spokesman for the Ukrainian Air Pressure, later mentioned in a publish on Fb that one of the vital Russian planes focused was once in a position to make a touchdown, however mentioned it seemed “past restore.”
“So, regardless of the way you slice it, the objective is destroyed, and resuscitation is not going to assist!” he wrote.
“The long-range radar detection plane A-50 was once and is a concern goal for us,” he added. “And till as of late, the destruction of this plane appeared an unattainable activity for the Air Pressure.”
The Sea of Azov separates Ukraine and Russia on the northeastern level of the Black Sea, north of Crimea, the Ukrainian peninsula occupied through Russia since 2014.
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The Institute for the Learn about of Battle wrote previous this month, mentioning Russian army bloggers, that Russia had “begun consistent sorties of A-50 long-range radar detection plane because of the specter of Ukrainian moves in opposition to Russian army infrastructure in Crimea.”
The A-50 is a Soviet-era undercover agent aircraft designed to come across and document again the coordinates and actions of enemy items.
A Ukrainian intelligence supply supplied an audio recording of the incident purported to be an intercept from a close-by Russian fighter jet relaying an help name from the broken IL-22 to flooring keep an eye on for an emergency touchdown.
“The plane requested to go on data right away. It was once hit, plans to land in Anapa. An ambulance and hearth opponents are urgently wanted,” the within reach Russian jet allegedly radioed right down to flooring keep an eye on.
The Gentleman Report can not independently ascertain the audio recording.
