[FtrPilot]

❗️RBC Ukraine claims it can confirm (from sources in the Ukrainian Defense Forces) that a Russian A-50 AWACS has been shot down, as well as the damage/downing of a IL-22M.

https://twitter.com/NOELreports/status/1746643423560372505

Marcus...please ping me with any additional info...good or bad.

[Czech_Occidentalist]

It would be really nice. Hopefully, they are right.

[ansel12]

“While over 40 A-50s have been produced, there are only eight of this most advanced version of the aircraft, and any lost in action would be difficult if not impossible to replace. Russia has deployed the planes accordingly, keeping the aircraft well back from Ukrainian air defense systems. Fear of losses was exacerbated following a drone attack on one aircraft in February while it was parked at an aerodrome in Belarus.”