Analysts note that the A-50 is used to coordinate the actions of Russian aviation and air defense.
Ukrainian officials said that Ukrainian forces destroyed a Russian A-50 airborne early warning aircraft and seriously damaged an Il-22 air command post aircraft on the night of January 14. However, this was largely denied by the space Russian information and said the plane was “damaged by friendly fire from Russian air defense.” This was reported by the American Institute for the Study of War (ISW).
Analysts said this Russian behavior was surprising because the A-50 is used to coordinate Russian aviation and air defense efforts. Therefore, the claim that Russian air defenses shot down an A-50 is a major failure on the part of Russian forces if it is true.
A Russian source specializing in Russian aviation accused the Russian commanders of not having the proper experience required for their positions.
Another Russian insider source says that unknown Russian actors created a fake story about how Russian forces shot down an A-50 to reassure Russian pilots that the plane was still safe. flight over the Black and Azov Seas and the incident was caused by human error.
“It is not clear why Russian pilots should be more comfortable with the idea that their ground-based air defenses are so incompetent,” ISW analysts asked.
Let’s recall that on January 14, social networks and media reported that the Defense Forces destroyed the A-50 long-range radar detection and control aircraft and damaged the Il-22M aircraft, located in the Sea of Azov. .
Later, the Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Valery Zaluzhny, confirmed the destruction of the A-50 and Il-22 aircraft.
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Source: korrespondent
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