The Il-22 got to an airport (asking for ambulance, fire fighters…), but seems to be totally wrecked.

The AWACS downed is Moskva sinking level, they only have a handful of those, some say 5, some say 8. Now one less :-)

Pro-Kremlin bloggers suggested the planes were hit by friendly fire or even shot down by a team of British SAS operatives using surface-to-air missiles.

Why is it always the SAS?

As we all know, the SAS has troopers in space suits with parachutes hanging from weather balloons around the world, ready to drop down and shoot down planes with surface to air missiles.

This is the best summary I could come up with:

Ukraine’s military has shot down two of Russia’s command planes, in one of the most disastrous days for the Kremlin’s air power since the start of Vladimir Putin’s full-scale invasion.

Valerii Zaluzhnyi, Ukraine’s commander in chief, said his air force had destroyed an A-50 long-range radar detection aircraft and an Il-22 control centre plane.

Pro-Kremlin bloggers suggested the planes were hit by friendly fire or even shot down by a team of British SAS operatives using surface-to-air missiles.

Kyiv’s counter-offensive last year failed and in recent months Russia has launched a wave of attacks across the east, along a frozen frontline, seeking to regain the initiative.

Since last year Ukraine has systematically degraded Russian military infrastructure in occupied Crimea, targeting radar stations and other installations.

It bombed the headquarters of Russia’s Black Sea fleet in the port of Sevastopol and has forced naval vessels to relocate to safer harbours.

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When it’s less embarrassing to pretend you shot your own planes than to admit the enemy did it!