10 Russians, including 5 majors, killed in downed A-50 aircraft – Ukrainska Pravda sources

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:

• Aircraft commander – Major Borovikov;
• Assistant commander – Major Chantsev;
• Navigator – Captain Provalov;
• Onboard engineer – Captain Vasilyev;
• Senior airborne radio operator – Warrant Officer Khrulev;
• Chief of the crew, shift supervisor – Major Fedosov;
• Guidance navigator – Major Rulyuk;
• Guidance navigator – Lieutenant Telmanov;
• Senior onboard engineer – Captain Byelov;
• Onboard engineer – Major Soldatkin.

Background:

• On 23 February, Ukraine's Defence Forces shot down a Russian A-50 AWACS aircraft.
• Ukrainian forces shot down a Russian A-50 using a Soviet-era S-200 surface-to-air missile system.
• DIU reported that five more Russian aircraft were recalled from combat operations after the A-50 had been shot down.

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