Russian Sources: In addition to a large number of Ukrainian Armed Forces servicemen, several foreign instructors from Sweden were killed during the missile strike on the communications training center in #Poltava.

This was stated by Britta Ellwanger, a foreign volunteer working in the interests of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and studying with the deceased instructor at one of the Swedish universities.

Let us recall that it was Sweden that planned to supply two ASC 890 #AWACS aircraft, the training of whose onboard personnel corresponds to the profile of the training center.

The missile strike in Poltava took on new colours.

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The Kingdom of #Sweden will supply #Ukraine with a Saab 340 AEW&C #AWACS aircraft, all existing Swedish Army's Pbv 302 armored personnel carriers, AIM-120 #AMRAAM air-to-air missiles, surplus Main Battle tanks and artillery shells, announced the Kingdom's Defense Minister Paul Junson.

In addition, Ukraine will receive Swedish satellite communication terminals with a paid subscription, resources for servicing supplied equipment and assistance in creating its own defense research institute.

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Another Russian #AWACS aircraft shot down — likely friendly fire or Ukrainian S-300 missile

The first video shows the €330 million A-50U desperately trying to evade the attacks and firing from heat traps, but still being overtaken by anti-aircraft missiles. Other videos show burning wreckage.

Ukrainian military intelligence claims to be behind the downing. As the plane was shot down in Trudovaya Armenia (Krasnodar region) more than 220 km behind the front line, and is therefore outside the range of Patriot, it can be assumed that it was Russian shelling.

There are also current reports of an Il-22 allegedly being shot down, a situation similar to that on 15 January.

PS. This is a major loss for Russia as it is one of the few functioning AWACS they had since Soviet time and never designed or built new ones since 1990s.

Video shared on telegram channel:
https://t.me/newsvideofa/1136?single

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A Russian A-50 AWACS aircraft crashed between the Sea of Azov and Berdyansk (Zaporizhzhia region). Russia claims it was shot by Russian air defense by mistake but Ukraine claims responsibility for it.

If it was a case of Ukrainian fire, then at a distance of around 180 km S-200, S-300 (with Russian missiles) or MIM-104 Patriot with PAC-2 would be possible. However, all of these systems would then have to be located very close to the front - which would be risky.

Russia only has up to 8 of these €300 million aircraft, which are used to coordinate air combat, missile attacks and the suppression of Ukrainian air defenses. A video is supposed to show the last flight of this machine.

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