Accident
A four-engine airplane, identified as a Russian A-50 military aircraft and coded 42 Red, was shot down by enemy fire while cruising at night in the region of Yeysk. The aircraft crashed in an open field located near Yeysk. All 10 occupants on board were killed. The airplane was operated by the 610th Center of Combat Application.
Context
Ukraine's military intelligence agency confirmed that the Russian A-50 had been downed as a result of a joint operation with the Air Force. The incident occurred during nighttime operations in the Yeysk area. No further details about the circumstances of the shootdown or the identities of the occupants have been disclosed in the source material.