Ukraine shoots down Russian spy plane

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Ukraine's military says it has shot down a Russian military spy plane over the Sea of ??Azov, in what analysts say would be a blow to Moscow's air power.

Army chief General Valerii Zaluzhnyi said the air force had destroyed an A-50 long-range radar reconnaissance aircraft and an Il-22 air control center.

The A-50 detects air defenses and coordinates targets for Russian aircraft, the BBC reports. 

Ukraine has struggled to make significant advances recently against Russian forces in the southeast.

A briefing by the UK Ministry of Defense on February 23 said Russia "probably" had six operational A-50s in service. 

Russian officials said they had "no information" about the strikes, but prominent Russian pro-war commentators have said the loss of an A-50 would be significant./ CNA 

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