Operation of shooting down Russian A-50 prepared for two weeks - Defense Intelligence
Kyrylo Budanov, the Chief of the Defense Intelligence of Ukraine (photo: Vitalii Nosach, RBC-Ukraine)
Kyrylo Budanov, the Chief of the Defense Intelligence of Ukraine, during a conversation with journalists at the "Ukraine. Year 2024" forum, stated that the operation to destroy the Russian A-50 long-range radar detection and control aircraft was prepared for two weeks, RBC-Ukraine correspondent reports.
During the conversation with journalists, Budanov stated that the operation to destroy the Russian A-50 was prepared for two weeks. At the same time, he avoided the question of whether domestic weapons shot down the aircraft.
Destruction of the Russian A-50
In the evening of February 23, RBC-Ukraine sources in the Armed Forces reported that a Russian A-50 aircraft had been shot down over the Sea of Azov. It is worth adding that this is the second A-50 destroyed by our troops since the beginning of the full-scale war. Later, intelligence clarified that the A-50U is a new upgraded aircraft version, costing about $350 million.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, for his part, hinted that Ukrainian weapons shot down the A-50.
The terrorists used the aircraft for long-range radar detection, control, and guidance for missile strikes against Ukraine from strategic aviation.
More about the uniqueness of the A-50 - in the RBC-Ukraine material.
