A crew of 10 Russians was killed in a Russian A-50U Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft shot down on 23 February.
Source: Ukrainska Pravda sources in Defence Intelligence of Ukraine (DIU)
Details: The source said all 10 Russians on board the aircraft had been killed. These included five majors, three captains, a sergeant major and a lieutenant.
At present, it is estimated that Russia’s Military Transport Aviation has seven AWACS aircraft.
No casualties occurred on the ground as the aircraft crashed.
Among the killed are:
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Aircraft commander – Major Borovikov;
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Assistant commander – Major Chantsev;
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Navigator – Captain Provalov;
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Onboard engineer – Captain Vasilyev;
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Senior airborne radio operator – Warrant Officer Khrulev;
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Chief of the crew, shift supervisor – Major Fedosov;
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Guidance navigator – Major Rulyuk;
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Guidance navigator – Lieutenant Telmanov;
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Senior onboard engineer – Captain Byelov;
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Onboard engineer – Major Soldatkin.
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