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Two Russian A-50 AWACS aircraft damaged during Operation Cobweb — report

Operation Cobweb damaged two Russian A-50 Airborne Early Warning & Control (AWACS) aircraft at the Ivanovo airbase on June 1, several journalists reported on June 3, citing video footage provided by Ukraine’s SBU security service.

3 June 2025, 08:44 PM

Russia sentences Yalta resident to 14 years over A-50 aircraft loss

A court in Russia’s Krasnodar Krai has sentenced a Yalta (occupied Crimea) resident to 14 years in a high-security prison for "high treason" related to the destruction of an A-50 airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft, RFE/RL reported on Dec. 2.

2 December 2024, 09:52 PM

South military command explains why Russia paused it’s massive missile attacks on Ukraine

Russia is not launching missile strikes against Ukraine due to the absence of the A-50 radar detection and control aircraft, Natalia Humeniuk, head of the Press Center of the Southern Operational Command, said on national TV on March 18.

18 March 2024, 04:56 PM

At least one Russian A-50 AWACS damaged in drone attack on Taganrog aircraft plant – HUR source

At least one Russian A-50 Airborne Early Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft was damaged in a drone attack on the Taganrog aircraft plant on March 9, according to NV source in the Ukrainian Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR).

13 March 2024, 03:10 PM

Satellite images reveal damage at Taganrog plant after drone strike on A-50 repair site

Satellite images of the grounds of the Taganrog aircraft plant, which was attacked by drones on March 9, have been posted online by OSINT analyst Frontelligence Insight on X.

10 March 2024, 07:30 PM

Russia contemplates reviving old A-50 aircraft to mitigate losses — UK intelligence

Russia might bring previously mothballed A-50 Airborne Early Warning & Control (AWACS) aircraft back into service due to the destruction of two such units by the Ukrainian Defense Forces in two months, the UK Defense Ministry reported on X on March 2

2 March 2024, 07:56 PM

Russia hopes to revive production of A-50 AWACS aircraft

Russia now plans to restart production of A-50 airborne warning and control (AWACS) aircraft, after losing two of them in Ukraine in 2024, Sergei Chemezov, head of Russia’s state-owned corporation Rostec, said on Feb. 29.

1 March 2024, 12:20 AM

Ukrainian Air Force notes steep decline in observations of Russia's key A-50 recon aircraft recently

The Russian military has not been using A-50 airborne early warning & control (AWACS) aircraft for several days, Yuriy Ihnat, spokesperson for the Ukrainian Air Force Command, said on national television on Feb. 27.

27 February 2024, 05:15 PM

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