The news of the destruction of an early Russian A50U fighter was published at the same time by the commander of the Ukrainian Air Force, Colonel-General Nikolai Oreshchuk, and the head of the Ukrainian intelligence service, Colonel-General Budanov. We all know that just last month, another ship was shot down by us.
But now there is the question of where to be hit? Second, who actually shot it down? Thirdly, how significant is the destroyed AU50 anti-aircraft missile system?
First of all, about this, on the evening of February 23, an A50 AWACS aircraft flew over the Kra**dar Krai of Russia, but it was shot down by the Ukrainian Air Force before it could circle a week. The destruction of the early warning system inside Russia is completely different from the destruction inside Ukraine, since the United States and Western countries have repeatedly stated that they do not want to enter the territory to fight with the Russian army. But now it's different, this AWACS aircraft was shot down on Russian territory by a Ukrainian **, so the leaders of Europe will say that they can attack Russia, and they will let the whole world know that the battle has begun.
Hit by what kind of **? Ukrainian intelligence claims that they are using an improved version of the S-200 missile, but in my opinion, this is somewhat bizarre because they are using an unknown **.
The Russian Ministry of Defense refused to admit that it was destroyed by Ukrainian forces, while the American side was reluctant to admit in public that it was launched by the Patriot. The firing range of the "Patriot" is 150 km. However, on the territory of Ukraine, if we attack the reconnaissance plane that I told you about with the 'Patriot' missile, then we cannot be sure whether it was 'Patriot' or not. What exactly it is**, we need further research.
Thirdly, is there a special significance for shooting down AWACS? The answer is "yes", there is no doubt about it. Each A50U model will cost more than $350 million. For Russia, this time the mission is very important, fifteen pilots, and a master of electronic countermeasures, so how many missions will there be this time? So far, we have not received any official confirmation, however, there should be more than a dozen soldiers working on this plane, including the top brass of the military**.