Ukrainian forces have destroyed a Russian A-50 surveillance aircraft, a vital asset for protecting the Black Sea coast occupied by Russia. The Defence Intelligence Chief stated that the loss of the A-50 is likely to affect Russian forces' communication capabilities and was described as a 'serious blow' to Vladimir Putin's war effort. The UK Defence Intelligence suggests that Russia may need to limit the operational areas of its aircraft as a consequence of the destruction, which was carried out by the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU).
βοΈ UK intelligence assesses significance of losing A-50 aircraft to Russia https://t.co/KOfSUh6v68
βIt is likely that #Russia will now be forced to reconsider limiting the operational areas of its aircraft. The A-50 is critical to the π·πΊ air surveillance picture over the battlespace,β β the #UK Defence Intelligence on the A-50 Mainstay, recently destroyed by the #AFU.
Russia's forces were dealt a "serious blow" when Ukraine recently downed a spy plane crucial to Vladimir Putin's war effort https://t.co/vjgi3hAK7z
π Defence Intelligence Chief: Destruction of A-50 aircraft likely to affect Russians' ability to communicate https://t.co/6HR9jfq2yw
Ukraine reports destruction of Russian A-50 spy plane crucial to protection of occupied Black Sea coast https://t.co/MGvB2aRWHB