On the evening of January 14, the Ukrainian Air Forces shot down a Russian A-50 airborne early warning aircraft over the Azov Sea. Additionally, they damaged the Air Command Post Il-22. Detailed characteristics of the destroyed aircraft, their purposes, and their significance to the aggressor. Long-range airborne early warning aircraft A-50 Aircraft with airborne early warning (AEW) capabilities, such as the A-50, provide military air forces with an advantage over other forces deploying aircraft in the airspace. The A-50 is equipped with an early warning and control system that detects distant…