Zaluzhny Reports About Russian Planes Shot Down Over Sea Of Azov

• 15.01.2024, 12:57

And thanks the AFU.

AFU Commander-in-Chief Zaluzhny has officially confirmed that the Air Force military destroyed a Russian A-50 long-range radar detection aircraft and an Il-22 air control centre.

"Thanks to the Air Force for the perfectly planned and conducted operation in Azov region!" Zaluzhny wrote on Telegram.

On 14 January, media reported that the Ukrainian military shot down a Russian A-50 aircraft over the Sea of Azov and hit an IL-22 air command post.

At around 21:00, the IL-22M11 air command post was on duty near Strelkove in Kherson region, where it was hit. After the hit, the aircraft planned to land in Anapa, called for the evacuation and an ambulance and firefighters.

Subsequently, it became known that the Air Force shot down a Russian A-50 military aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces on duty near Kirillivka, Zaporizhzhia region.