AFU Shoot Down Russian A-50 Plane Over Sea Of Azov
Another one was hit.
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RBC Radio posted what it claimed was an audio recording of an Il-22 crew radioing to controllers in Anapa. “Urgently requesting ambulance and fire crew,” the crew said.
One of Russia's nine operational A-50 command planes, crucial to battlefield control, was reportedly downed off the Ukrainian coast.
The loss of an A-50 and an IL-22M airborne command and control platforms would be a major blow for Russia, which only has a handful of each.
The Ukrainian military on Monday laid claim to destroying a pair of Russian aircraft over the Sea of Azov, including an A-50 early warning and control aircraft, which could mark a significant blow against the Kremlin.