In February, a number of foreign media reported that the commander of the Ukrainian Air Force announced the successful destruction of an expensive Russian AWACS aircraft. According to a February 24 Sky News report, over the Sea of Azov, the Ukrainian Air Force successfully conducted an interception operation on Friday night, destroying a Russian A-50 AWACS aircraft and publishing a map showing that the plane crashed in southern Russia. The commander of the Ukrainian Air Force, Mykola Oleshchuk, said that this was the second time in a month that the Russian military's A-50 AWACS aircraft had been successfully destroyed.
According to the Interfax-Ukraine news agency, citing military sources, the successful interception took place in the sky between the cities of Rostov-on-Don and Kra**dar. The operation was the result of close cooperation between the Ukrainian Air Force and the Ministry of Intelligence of Ukraine.
The Main Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine also disclosed the flight path of a Russian A-50 AWACS aircraft destroyed by Ukrainian forces on February 23. According to comprehensive information, the A-50 AWACS aircraft has a sharp drop in speed and altitude near the city of Yeysk, indicating that it has been successfully destroyed.
Although Russian officials have not yet responded to the latest incidents, information from within Russia has confirmed the authenticity of the destruction. According to Russian public sources, residents of the Armenian village of Trudova witnessed the scene of the crash of the A-50 AWACS aircraft in Kradar Krai, fuselage **. Meanwhile, the emergency services of the southern region of Kra Dar said that debris of the aircraft had indeed been found in the swampy area and that firefighters were extinguishing the fire.
On January 14, Ukraine announced the successful interception of a Russian A-50 AWACS aircraft and an Il-22 reconnaissance aircraft over the Sea of Azov. The announcement of this momentous event was personally confirmed by the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valery Zaluzhny and the Commander of the Air Force, Mykola Oleshchuk, who stressed their importance for the destruction of these two key air targets.
Widely concerned, US Deputy Department of Defense spokeswoman Sabrina Singh recently announced that the United States plans to provide Ukraine with a new round of military assistance to meet the current needs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU). Once these aids are approved by Congress, the United States will quickly provide long-range ATACMS missiles to Ukraine. If this plan is implemented, it will give Ukraine the ability to strike at the most valuable targets of the Russian army in the depths.