A senior U.S. Army officer has confirmed that a Ukrainian Patriot surface-to-air missile system was responsible for downing a Russian Beriev A-50U airborne early warning and control aircraft in January 2024 over the Sea of Azov. Colonel Rosanna Clemente, Assistant Chief of Staff for the 10th U.S. Army Air and Missile Defense Command, stated that the engagement utilized Patriot SAMs and SAMbush tactics. This incident refutes Russian claims that the A-50U was lost due to friendly fire. The A-50U, an ultra-modern reconnaissance aircraft, was reportedly worth around $400 million and was used by Russia in its war against Ukraine. This marks a historic first for the use of American-supplied Patriot systems in such an engagement.
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The U.S. Army says that the Russian A-50U plane shot down in January 2024 was hit by a Patriot SAM system The Russian A-50U long-range radar detection and control airplane shot down in January 2024 over the Sea of Azov was shot down by a U.S. Patriot SAM system. This was statedโฆ https://t.co/5a7HmZgqqy
A senior US Army officer has confirmed that Ukraine used American-supplied Patriot surface-to-air missile systems to down a Russian Beriev A-50 airborne early warning and control aircraft in January 2024, a historic first. https://t.co/Zq450Jqi6m
A Russian A-50 ultra-modern reconnaissance aircraft was shot down using Patriot SAMs and SAMbush tactics - Colonel Rosanna Clemente, assistant chief of staff of the 10th U.S. Army. Two A-50U long-range radar detection aircraft used by Russia in its war against Ukraine have beenโฆ https://t.co/dKbCtNr5tM https://t.co/5N1cB5v3K0
โ๏ธ๐บ๐ธ ๐บ๐ฆ ๐ท๐บ Colonel Clemente, Assistant Chief of Staff for 10th AAMDC, confirms a Ukrainian PATRIOT fire unit was responsible for engaging and destroying a Russian A-50U AEW&C aircraft in January 2024. This refutes Russian claims the A-50U was lost in a friendly fire incident. https://t.co/AJNosXIIqT