A russian A-50 long-range radar detection aircraft was spotted over the territory of the temporarily occupied Crimea. This is reported by the Telegram channel "Crimean Wind", UNN writes.
Details
According to the channel, the A-50 was flying over Sevastopol. It is noted that all information was passed on to the Ukrainian Defense Forces, and the photo was released with a delay.
Addendum
At the end of February, the head of the Joint Coordination Press Center of the Southern Ukrainian Defense Forces, Natalia Humeniuk, said that russia was preparing a new long-range radar detection aircraft to replace the downed A-50U.
According to her, the russians are trying to compensate for the loss of the plane and intelligence with more drones, but they realize that UAVs cannot fully replace the A-50 radars.
Recall
On February 23, it was reported that an A-50 military aircraft was shot down over the Sea of Azov . On January 14, Ukraine shot down a russian A-50 and an Il-22 over the Sea of Azov.