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Kyiv shoots down second AWACS plane in major blow to Moscow (www.euronews.com)
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[-] normanwall@lemmy.world 17 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beriev_A-50

https://www.outono.net/elentir/2024/02/23/new-strategic-hit-on-russia-the-shootdown-of-a-second-awacs-a-50-mainstay-aircraft/

Basic searches suggest between 4 and 7+ of these are active currently, and they cost US$350million each.

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