The Il-22M "Wagner" can affect the scale of Russian operations-Britain's intelligence

In the short term, the PCS of the Russian Federation may have shock and deterioration of the moral spirit, and in the long -term - the loss of even one aircraft will probably undermine the Kremlin's ability to coordinate operations. On June 24, Wagner mercenaries have shot down a rare Russian IL-22M aircraft, which has a major impact on the organization of Russian operations. On June 29, the UK intelligence reported on June 29.

In addition to the rare IL-22M aircraft "Wagnerivtsi" knocked down several helicopters. However, the aircraft is of great value to the Russian army. According to the British intelligence, in the air-space forces of the Russian Federation there were up to 12 IL-22. They are used for both onboard control and for performing tasks of radio relay transmission, that is, a signal repeater.

British intelligence claims that Il-22 aircraft played a key role in organizing the Russian occupation forces in the war against Ukraine. Therefore, they are valuable assets that have performed tasks far from Ukrainian air defense systems in a safe Russian space for them. The loss of IL-22 will probably have a negative impact on air and terrestrial Russian operations.

In the short term, the moral spirit of the Russian air and space forces can suffer through psychological shock, because the entire crew was killed in the plane. However, in the long run, it is likely that the current level of tasks will probably have to be reduced to safely control the remaining fleet.

Therefore, in the British region it is suggested that the loss of the aircraft will undermine the ability of the Russian Federation to command on their own and coordinate their actions, especially in periods of intensive operations. We will remind, on June 28 Roszmi published the faces and positions of crew members of the downed IL-22. Among them are colonels and captains.