The AN-124 was originally designed by the Soviet Union and made in Ukraine, where the massive 226-foot-long aircraft first took flight in December 1982, according to Antonov.

However, Mr Ihnat said the A-50 spy plane was "the priority target for us". Gen Zaluzhnyi said on Telegram that Ukraine's air force had "excellently planned and conducted" an operation in the Azov ...

The Ukrainian Air Force said its fighters on Friday shot down a Russian A-50 military spy plane, the second of the prized ...

The Air Force of Ukraine has summarised its operations in 2024, reporting the downing of over 1,300 missiles of various types, 11,200 strike drones and 40 Russian aircraft. Source: Ukrainian Air Force ...

"And now it's 10 destroyed Russian planes in 10 days!" Ukrainian Air Force commander Mykola Oleshchuk says the latest two downed Russian aircraft are Su-34 bombers - both shot down in the east of ...

"Air defenses shot down an Su-97 aircraft of the Ukrainian Air Force, six US-made HIMARS rockets and 97 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles," the statement reads, TASS reported. According to the ...

The air attack was repelled by aircraft, anti-aircraft missile troops, electronic warfare units, mobile fire groups of the Air Force and the Ukrainian defence forces. Since the evening of 31 December, ...

Vladimir Putin has spoken to Azerbaijan's president about the plane crash ... attacks on Ukraine. In a post on Telegram it said the strike was carried out by Ukraine's air force.

aircraft, electronic warfare units, and mobile fire groups from the Air Force and Ukraine's defence forces. Notably, the F-16s performed effectively." Details: The Air Forces noted that as of 11: ...

The Air Force of Ukraine has summarised its operations in 2024, reporting the downing of over 1,300 missiles of various types, 11,200 strike drones and 40 Russian aircraft.