Will affect the course of the war: what is known about the destruction of the A-50 aircraft and what could be confused (photo)

There may be experienced experts on board A-50, which will not be easy to replace. The focus has collected everything that is known about the destruction of the A-50 aircraft currently. Information on the destruction of the A-50 appeared on January 14, first in Russian and Ukrainian Telegram-channels, and then confirmed by the official statement of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces Valery Zaluzhny.

According to him, IL-22M was also destroyed, but later information about planting this aircraft at Anapa Airport. The corresponding photo was also published. The predictable circumstances of the defeat of these aircraft remain unclear. One version suggests that the planes could be attacked by the fire of the Russian air defense, which protects the Kerch Bridge. However, the Ukrainian commander Zaluzhny calls it "special operation in the Azov region.

" If both planes were amazed by the Ukrainian forces, then it remains a mystery, how it happened. Judging by the statements of Yuri Ignat, the main purpose was A-50, and Il-22M was in the area of ​​the lesion, perhaps because of the specifics of their routes or actions. Il-22, as reported by the media, was duty in the Rifle area and planned to land in anapa after probable damage. The pilot of this aircraft invited an evacuation and called a "fast" and fire truck.

The distance from the arrow and Kirillovka to the front line is about 150 kilometers. The Armed Forces of Ukraine stated that the invaders were warned of the threat and stated that "the weather did not contribute to the flights" before information on the beat of two aircraft that were in the occupied areas.

Other assumptions include the possible use of fighters with aviation missiles, but the Armed Forces does not have such missile systems for the MiG-29 and Su-27, and Ukraine has not received US F-16. Photos of damaged IL-22M indicate the probable damage to the anti-aircraft missile of the land complex, not by the aviation missile. According to military expert Roman Svitan, A-50 aircraft and enemy enemy-22 air control could be amazed with Patriot or SAMP/T.

The Armed Forces tactics were probably based on the use of information from NATO reconnaissance aircraft to track activity in the airspace over Crimea and south of Russia. The Russian aircraft flights could facilitate the preparation of the Ukrainian Air Force, allowing them to organize an air ambush or place the SPR in predefined places. Il-22m, according to Yuri Ignat, became a secondary target during hostilities. Tracking aircraft such as A-50 or IL-22 seems to be a fairly simple task.

First, these are large air machines, well visible on radars. Secondly, A-50 is equipped with a bumblebee radar, which is a round "plate" above the fuselage, which is a source of radio signal and is clearly visible at great distances. The lack of detailed information about the fate of the IL-22M makes his return to the system in the near future. Russia's military-air forces have suffered serious losses due to a limited number of such aircraft.

They play an important role in the management of aircraft, giving an accurate picture of the airspace for the Command Center of Air Operations. The head of the Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine Kirill Budanov stated that the destruction of the Russian A-50 aircraft can seriously influence the situation in the war zone, since such air apparatus play an important role in the coordination of land operations of Russia.