Zaluzhny confirmed the shooting down of Russian A-50 and Il-22 warplanes
Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation
The AFU shot down an enemy A-50 long-range radar detection aircraft and an enemy Il-22 air control centre.
The AFU air forces have destroyed Russian A-50 and Il-22 warplanes. This was reported by the AFU commander-in-chief, Valeriy Zaluzhnyy, on 15 January.
Soldiers of the Air Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine destroyed the enemy aircraft A-50 long-range radar detection aircraft and Il-22 enemy air control centre. Thanks to the Air Force for the perfectly planned and conducted operation in the Azov region," Zaluzhny wrote.
He also published a video showing the movement of Russian military aircraft.
We will remind, in the evening of 14 January, the media reported on the shooting down of the Russian aircraft long-range radar detection aircraft A-50 and damage to Il-22M, which were over the Sea of Azov.