Ukraine stories capturing down of “valuable” Russian reconnaissance plane | EUROtoday

On Feb 23, 2024

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UAccording to intelligence stories, Ukrainian armed forces hit a Russian reconnaissance plane over the Sea of Azov. “Another valuable Russian A-50U aircraft was shot down over the Sea of Azov,” Ukrainian navy intelligence mentioned in an internet service on Friday, publishing a map displaying the suspected crash website in southern Russia. The shootdown was “another serious blow to the potential and capabilities of terrorist Moscow,” it mentioned.

The A-50 mannequin is a Russian reconnaissance plane just like the Awacs utilized by NATO. The A-50U, in flip, is a modernized model of the machine developed throughout the Soviet period.

The info couldn’t initially be independently verified. Videos on on-line companies confirmed a number of flashes of sunshine in a darkish night time sky and a fireplace in what seemed to be a rural space.

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Authorities in Krasnodar, southwest Russia, mentioned firefighters had been battling a fireplace “of about 250 square meters” and that no homes had been at risk. Accordingly, “two aircraft” are mentioned to be concerned within the incident – the authorities didn’t present any additional particulars.

Ukraine had already introduced the capturing down of an A-50 plane in January – additionally over the Sea of Azov between Russia and Ukraine.

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