Ukraine’s Swedish radar planes have flown inside Russian missile range for six months. None has been shot down.
Kyiv said nothing until this week. The planes can see 450 km, and Russia's best missile flies nearly as far.
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Russia has figured out how to stop Ukraine’s most powerful missile
The Flamingo cruise missile is Ukraine's hardest-hitting deep strike munition. But what good is it if Russia usually shoots it down?
To catch Ukraine’s cruise missiles, Russia is risking the scarce A-50 radar planes it has no way to rebuild
After losing some of its most valuable airborne radar aircraft and with sanctions hampering replacements, Russia is increasingly relying on the few A-50Us it still has.
Russia is running out of its best eyes in the sky
Russia's giant radar early warning planes can spot incoming Ukrainian missiles. What happens when there aren't enough planes?
Ukrainian drones may have knocked out yet another Russian radar plane
Beriev A-50U radar planes are Russia's eyes in the sky. As Ukraine knocks out more of the A-50Us, Russian forces are slowly going blind.
Russia’s A-50 maker lost $65 million—its revenue collapsed 3.8 times in one year
Beriev, sole manufacturer of Russia’s dwindling surveillance fleet, swings from profit to deep loss.
Putin’s $330mn spy plane spotted in Ukraine’s kill zone
Moscow risked one of its few remaining A-50U early-warning aircraft at a southern base—lose it and Ukraine's drones reach Crimea undetected.
Russia’s air force can barely see Ukraine coming
Ukraine’s strikes have cut Russia’s A-50U fleet to just four planes—two or three near the front, and still not enough.
US confirms Ukraine used Patriot to down Russia’s valuable A-50 radar plane in January
A senior US Army officer has confirmed that Ukraine used American-made Patriot surface-to-air missile systems to down a Russian Beriev A-50 airborne early warning and control aircraft in January 2024, a historic first.
Frontline report: Destruction of scarce A-50 to offer relief from Russian bombardment
With fewer bombers dropping glide bombs, Ukrainian soldiers near Avdiivka are better positioned to hold ground
Ukrainian Intel: downed Russian A-50 radar plane cost $ 350 million
Ukraine shot down a new, upgraded version of the A-50 aircraft, the A-50U, according to Ukrainian intelligence.
Ukraine Air Force: Russian colonel, junior officers were on board of destroyed A-50 AWACS plane
The downing of Russia's A-50 radar and command aircraft on 14 January resulted in the loss of an air force colonel and junior officers who were on board, per Ukraine's Air Force spokesman.
UK: New Russian A-50 radar plane kept distant from Ukraine after previous one downed
After the shootdown of Russia's AWACS A-50 aircraft over Ukraine earlier, Russia has now deployed a replacement A-50 airborne early warning plane farther from Ukraine over Russian territory, per British intelligence.
ISW: Russian air operations drop over Azov Sea after Ukraine strikes hit radar plane, command aircraft
Russian tactical aviation presence over the Sea of Azov has reportedly dropped to unprecedented low levels after Ukrainian strikes eliminated an A-50 radar plane and damaged an Il-22 aircraft, degrading Russian air capabilities, ISW says.
Russia reportedly loses valuable AWACS A-50 aircraft over Azov Sea (updates)
Late on 14 January, Ukrainian forces hit Russia's valuable A-50 early warning and control aircraft and IL-22 airborne control center. This may be the Russian Air Force's most devastating loss since the start of the all-out war.
UK intel: Russia integrates radar plane with S2A missile system eyeing Ukraine’s future Western jets
Russia likely speeds up integration of an airborne radar with a surface-to-air missile system, bracing for Western combat aircraft in Ukraine, and considers riskier frontline flights.
Belarusian partisans conducted aerial reconnaissance for 2 weeks before drone attack that damaged Russian A-50 aircraft
On 26 February, Belarusian anti-government activists of the BYPOL Association of Security Forces of Belarus said they had…