Don’t know, but no proof ever showed up that they shot down the first one.
“Don’t know, but no proof ever showed up that they shot down the first one.”
January 31st -
Russian milbloggers reported it:
Russian military bloggers with close army links did report an incident over the Azov Sea.
“It will be another dark day for the Russian Aerospace Forces and Air Defense,” wrote Rybar, a blogger with nearly 1.2 million subscribers who supports and provides running commentary on Russia’s war in Ukraine.
“There are not many A-50s. And the specialists operating them are generally rare. If an aircraft of this type is hit, the crew will not be able to escape.”
Telegram channel WarGonzo acknowledged that the A-50 had been destroyed.
So they took to flying them farther south, overland. But not far enough...
We'll probably hear in a few weeks that new planes have been operating in theater.