Contents tagged with A-50
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Belarus court sentences 12 for role in Machulishchy airfield explosions, including main suspect in absentia
A Minsk city court has sentenced 12 individuals involved in the Machulishchy military airfield explosions that damaged a Russian A-50 airborne warning and control system aircraft last March. According to Belarus's General Prosecutor’s Office, sentences range from 2 years and 3 months to 25 years of imprisonment. The human rights group Viasna notes that most defendants received verdicts in absentia but did not specify whom. The trial was conducted in closed sessions.
Charges against ten of the …
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Russia acknowledges downing of A-50 reconnaissance aircraft by Ukrainian Forces on February 23
Russia has acknowledged that on February 23, its A-50 reconnaissance aircraft was downed by Ukrainian forces. This information came in reports published on Monday, June 17, by the Investigative Committee and Moscow courts of general jurisdiction. These reports included details about the in-absentia arrest of Colonel Mykola Dzaman, commander of the 138th Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU).
Russian authorities have accused Dzaman of terrorism. According to the …
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Ukraine's Intel Chief: downing of Russian A-50 early warning aircraft was result of a 2 weeks operation
The head of Ukraine's military intelligence, Kyrylo Budanov, has revealed details of an operation that targeted a Russian A-50U early warning and control aircraft. Although General Budanov did not specify the weapon used, experts from Defence Express have proposed some hypotheses on the matter.
Budanov told journalists on the sidelines of“Ukraine, Year 2024” conference that a two-week meticulous preparation preceded the special operation to destroy the Russian early warning plane. The Defense …
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Ukrainian Forces down Russian A-50 surveillance aircraft and damage IL-22 plane over Sea of Azov
On Sunday evening, 14 January, Ukrainian forces downed a Russian A-50 long-range radar detection and control aircraft over the Sea of Azov and damaged an Il-22 plane, RBC-Ukraine reported, citing sources in the Defense Forces. This incident was also confirmed by Yury Mysyagin, a member of the Servant of the People party.
The A-50 was reportedly hit shortly after commencing its patrol duty near Kirillovka around 21:10-21:15 on 14 January. The aircraft disappeared from radars and failed to …
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Russia sends A-50 'flying radars' to Kuban amid NATO exercises
The head of the press service of the Russian southern military district, Vadim Astafyev said that the long-range radiolocation detection aircrafts A-50 were relocated to the Kuban.
According to him, "A-50 aircraft of Russian Aerospace Forces flew to one of the airfields located in the Krasnodar region."
The aircraft will monitor the air over the Black Sea during large-scale NATO exercises, which take place on the territory of several Black Sea countries in Eastern Europe.
This will prevent …