The Main Intelligence Directorate told the details of the defeat of the A-50, which was shot down on February 23 near the city of Primorsko-Akhtarsk on the Sea of Azov.
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After the downing of the A-50, five more Russian aircraft carrying out missions near the settlement. Millerovo and planned to carry out airstrikes near Avdeevka, recalled from combat work
The last takeoff of the A50U was made on February 23, 2024 at 15:50 from the Akhtubinsk airfield and was supposed to carry out terrorist tasks of the aggressor state of Russia near the settlements of Primorsko-Akhtarsk – Zernograd.
An abrupt cessation of work in the area of the Shmel radar complex, which is equipped with the A-50U, was recorded by the electronic intelligence stations of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine at 18.45.
The fire defeat of the modernized A-50U DRLV of the Russian Aerospace Forces is also confirmed by the radio interception of the conversation of the Su-35 cover crew.
One of the Russian pilots reports on the radio that he observed the operation of air defense, flashes and explosions.
First a flash, then bursts!
An additional sign of the success of the joint operation of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry and the Air Force of the Ukrainian Armed Forces is the order to stop missions for two Su-35 aircraft, as well as three Su-34 aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces, which were performing missions near the settlement. Millerovo – some of them planned to carry out air strikes near Avdeevka.
Source: Racurs
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