ISW: Russian air operations drop over Azov Sea after Ukraine strikes hit radar plane, command aircraft
Russian tactical aviation presence over the Sea of Azov has reportedly dropped to unprecedented low levels after Ukrainian strikes eliminated an A-50 radar plane and damaged an Il-22 aircraft, degrading Russian air capabilities, ISW says. The post ISW: Russian air operations drop over Azov Sea after Ukraine strikes hit radar plane, command aircraft appeared first on Euromaidan Press.
The US-based think tank Institute for the Study of War says Russian tactical aviation operations are reportedly decreasing near the Sea of Azov, and “Russian aviation capabilities may be degraded after Ukrainian forces destroyed a Russian A-50 long-range radar detection aircraft and caused severe damage to a Russian Il-22 airborne command post aircraft on the night of 14 January.”
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