Russian Spy Plane Worth Rs 2,792 Crore Shot Down By Ukraine: Report
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Details about the weapons used to allegedly shoot down the plane have not yet emerged.
Ukraine has said that it has shot down a Russian spy plane worth 274 million pounds (Rs 2,792.8 crore) in a "perfectly planned and executed operation" over the Sea of Azov on Sunday night. The BBC quoted Ukrainian army chief General Valerii Zaluzhnyi as saying that the air force had "destroyed" the A-50 long range radar detection aircraft, and an Ilyushin Il-22 air control centre. The Soviet-era A-50 aircraft has the capability to detect missiles and enemy jets and can also be used as an airborne command centre. A few hours ago, someone apparently attacked two Russian aircraft over the Azov Sea: A-50 early warning and control and Il22-M command and control aircraft. The former is claimed to now be scuba diving, while the latter, well... the following audio recording emerged which… pic.twitter.com/SJScgH6doo
The BBC said that Russia "likely" has six operations A-50s in service.
Justin Bronk, an air war specialist from the defence think tank Rusi, told the outlet that if confirmed, the loss of an A-50 would be a "highly operationally significant and embarrassing loss" for Russia's air force.
