In the evening of January 14, Ukrainian Telegram channels reported that Russian A-50 and Il-22 aircraft were shot down over the Sea of Azov. The Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Valery Zaluzhnyi, said that the Ukrainian Air Force shot down both planes. The Russian authorities did not comment on these reports, but Russian military correspondents write that the A-50 was shot down by so-called "friendly fire", that is, by their own, and the second Il-22 aircraft flew to Anapa.

   Il-22 aircraft, a command post from which troops can be controlled during hostilities.

Damaged IL-22 

    A-50 is a long-range radar detection aircraft.