By Phelan Chatterjee
BBC News
Ukraine states it has actually downed a Russian A-50 military spy airplane – the 2nd such claim in simply over a month.
The aircraft was struck in between the Russian cities of Rostov-on-Don and Krasnodar, Ukrainian military sources stated, over 200km (124 miles) from the cutting edge.
Emergency situation services apparently discovered aircraft pieces in Kanevskoy district and put out a raving fire.
Russia has actually not talked about the claim. Saturday marks 2 years given that Russia introduced a full-blown intrusion.
The head of Ukraine’s Air Force Mykola Oleshchuk thanked his service and military intelligence for assisting to lower the airplane – a long-range radar detection airplane – on Friday and kept in mind the occurrence accompanied a crucial Russian military vacation.
“Congratulations to the occupiers on the Defender of the Fatherland Day,” he stated on Telegram.
Video shared online reveals the minute the airplane seems shot down in the air, along with big flames and thick, dark smoke relatively increasing after the crash.
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