All crew of downed Russian A-50 aircraft killed - media

Ukrinform and Ukrainska Pravda reported this with reference to sources in the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine.

According to intelligence sources, there were 10 crew members on board the downed A-50 long-range radar detection aircraft.

"The entire crew of the A-50 was killed," the source said.

"Among them are five majors, three captains, an ensign and a lieutenant.

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.

It is currently known that the military transport aviation has seven long-range radar detection aircraft.

There were no casualties from the crash on the ground.

It is noted that it is currently known that there are 7 long-range radar detection aircraft in the military transport aviation of the Russian Federation.

• On the evening of February 23, the Ukrainian Defence Forces targeted a Russian A-50U aircraft. Russia, on the other hand, claimed that the aircraft had crashed, causing the reeds to catch fire.