Heavy blow for Russia: Ukraine shoots down rare aircraft. Russia is said to have only a few aircraft of this type left.
Footage showing the crash is circulating on social networks. It is unclear how many A-50 models Russia still has. Military experts assume that Russia only has half a dozen reconnaissance machines left. Shooting down another spy plane would come at a high cost to Russia. The construction of the machine can cost several hundred million euros. It was not until mid-January that Ukraine claimed that an A- 50 aircraft had been shot down.