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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.

byYuri Zoria

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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

byReporting from Ukraine

Ukrainian Intel: downed Russian A-50 radar plane cost $ 350 million

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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.

byYevheniia Martyniuk

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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.

byYuri Zoria

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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.

byYuri Zoria

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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.

byYuri Zoria

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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.

byYuri Zoria

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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.

byYuri Zoria

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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…

byOlena Mukhina