The Russian Aerospace Forces are once again in a "highlight" moment! While the second anniversary of the war in Ukraine was commemorated and the victory in Avdiivka, which occupied 29 square kilometers, Russia's Aerospace Forces suffered another heavy blow, losing three warplanes in one day.
This is not the first time that the Russian Aerospace Forces have lost several aircraft in one day. Back on August 9, 2022, when a large ** occurred at the Saki airfield in Crimea, Russia lost seven aircraft in one day.
Recently, the Ukrainian army also shot down 3 Russian fighter jets in one day, including 2 Su-34 fighter-bombers and 1 Su-35 fighter.
What is particularly striking in this loss is that among the three aircraft lost by Russia are an A-50 radar AWACS aircraft, a Su-34 fighter-bomber and an Il-transport aircraft.
Among them, the A-50 radar AWACS aircraft was shot down by the Ukrainian army using the S-200 anti-aircraft missile system over the Sea of Azov. This aircraft is considered a national treasure of Russia and is worth up to 3$500 million.
And in the Kherson region, another Su-34 fighter-bomber and an Il-transport aircraft were shot down. Such heavy losses cannot help but sigh: this is, perhaps, the "darkest day" that the Russian army has suffered since its inception.
In particular, the A50 radar AWACS aircraft, Russia has only 6 available. Not long ago, on January 14, the Russian army was shot down by Ukraine, and it is really sad that it lost two extremely important AWACS aircraft in just over a month.
What is even more worrying is that so far Russia has not found out what exactly Ukraine used to shoot down these planes. The Ukrainian side claims that it is an S200 missile, others say that it is a Patriot defense system, and there are even rumors that it is an F16 sortie. This ambiguity is really confusing.
The situation may be even more serious in the future, since the number of AWACS aircraft in Russia is already very scarce, and only a few remain. If early warning information cannot be obtained in advance, the situation of Russia on the battlefield will become very dangerous!