On November 4, anti-government forces in Sudan shot down an Il-76 military transport aircraft near the city of Babanusa. According to Defence Blog, the entire crew on board perished. This was reported by UNN.
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The Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a group engaged in armed confrontation with the central government of Sudan, claimed responsibility for the attack. They stated that they destroyed the aircraft using a Chinese-made FK-2000 air defense system, which, they claimed, they received from the United Arab Emirates.
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Militants circulated videos on social media from the crash site: the footage shows fragments of a large white transport aircraft with a distinctive tail section, typical of an Il-76.
Such aircraft were used by the Sudanese Air Force to transport troops, equipment, and ammunition between bases in combat zones.
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The civil war in Sudan has been ongoing since April 2023. The use of sophisticated air defense systems, such as the FK-2000, demonstrates the growing level of armament of the RSF and the risk of regional confrontation escalation.