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Why Russia now has to use its A-50U closer to the fight in Ukraine
https://breakingdefense.com/2023/12/why-russia-now-has-to-use-its-a-50u-closer-to-the-fight-in-ukraine/#:~:text=While%20over%2040%20A%2D50s,from%20Ukrainian%20air%20defense%20systems.

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FTA: WARSAW — UK MoD Defence Intelligence reported Nov. 17 that Russia’s Aerospace Forces (VKS) are increasingly risking their most advanced Airborne Early Warning (AEW) aircraft, the Beriev A-50U, to identify enemy airborne targets in Ukraine airspace.

Most likely, an attempt to identify StormShadow launches.