Ukraine’s military says it has shot down a Russian military spy plane over the Sea of Azov, in what observers think would be a setback to Moscow’s air power.
The air force “destroyed” an Il-22 air control center and an A-50 long-range radar detection aircraft, according to Army Chief Gen. Valerii Zaluzhnyi.
The A-50 coordinates targets for Russian jets and finds air defenses.
In the southeast, Ukraine has had difficulty making major recent progress against Russian soldiers.
According to a report from the UK Ministry of Defence on February 23, Russia “likely” possessed six functioning A-50s. The construction of the aircraft may cost hundreds of millions of dollars.
The attack has not been confirmed by the BBC.
Russian authorities declared they had “no
