The commander of the Russian Il-22, let down by the Ukrainian Armed Forces, fortunately, did not survive. RosSMI writes that Major Viktor Klimov died on January 14, when an A-50 plane was destroyed and an Il-22 was shot down.
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The IL-22 still managed to land the co-pilot, who was also injured
Klimov is a senior test pilot; he was deputy commander of the training squadron 1338 at the Shchelkovo test center.
Alexander Garnaev, a high-ranking Muscovite pilot, reported on his Facebook that a crew member of the damaged Il-22.
Let us recall that Russia stubbornly adheres to the version that the A-50 and Il-22 were damaged by “friendly fire” of Russian air defense.
The Institute for the Study of War cites an unnamed Russian security officer who explains that Russia launched a “canard” that the A-50 and Il-22 planes were shot down not by the Ukrainians, but by their air defense, in order to reassure Russian pilots that the flights were over The Black and Azov Seas are still safe.
At the same time, it is not clear why Russian pilots should feel safer knowing that their air defense is so incompetent.
Source: Racurs
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