Ukraine has shot down 10 Russian warplanes in 10 days: nine of Russia’s best Sukhoi Su-34 and Sukhoi Su-35 fighter-bombers and also a rare Beriev A-50 radar plane.
It’s possible the Russians were willing to take the risk of losing one of their priceless [A-50 radar planes] in the hopes of getting the first shot at Ukraine s F-16s.
A Russian Beriev A-50 long-range radar detection aircraft was detected over the waters of the Azov Sea on the morning of 19 January. Source: Yurii Ihnat, spokesman for the Ukrainian Air Force, during the national joint 24/7 newscast Quote: "It's not often that we have a relatively calm night in the airspace, free from aerial attack threats such as drones, especially considering how accustomed we've become to seeing them almost every night during the autumn and winter.