Did Russia shoot down its own planes? Ukraine is said to have outsmarted Russian anti-aircraft defenses. Meanwhile, Russian military bloggers are speculating about “friendly fire.” Kiev's troops recently landed several strikes against Russian aircraft in the Ukraine war.
Among them on Friday (February 23) was apparently an A-50 spy plane. The plane crashed over the Krasnodar region of southern Russia. However, Russia did not officially confirm the incident; the state news agency Tass only reported a fire due to a "falling flying object"