These aircraft have 'played a key role' in pulling together Russia's operations in Ukraine, the British Defense Ministry said on Thursday.
The destruction of an Il-22M has also been recorded by Dutch open-source outlet, Oryx, which tallies up military losses based on photographic and videographic evidence.
But losing the Il-22M is likely to have a negative effect on Russia's ability to carry out operations in the air and on land, the British Defense Ministry said on Thursday. There will be a"psychological shock of losing a large number of aircrew in this manner" in the short term, the government department said. This"will almost certainly damage morale within the Russian Aerospace Force," it added.
A file photo of a Russian Il-22M command post aircraft. The loss of a"high value" Russian aircraft during the Wagner Group mutiny will pose a short and long-term problem for Moscow's military, according to a new assessment from the British Defense Ministry.Moscow has not confirmed how many Russian personnel died in the aborted armed rebellion, although Putin paid tribute to"the courage and self-sacrifice of the fallen heroes.
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