An alleged photo of an Il-22 shot down by the Ukrainian Armed Forces over the Sea of Azov has appeared online.
“If we say that the IL-22 crew are real heroes, it means to say nothing. I hope we will hear their story from the first person,” wrote the Russian Z-channel about Fighterbomber aviation.
Earlier, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Zaluzhny confirmed that the Ukrainian Air Force shot down a Russian A-50 long-range radar detection aircraft and an Il-22 air control center.
That damage is very indicative of an anti-aircraft weapon. Almost all AA weapons are of the shrapnel variety, with the notable exception being the Patriot PAC-3 missiles, which are designed to actually hit the target directly. (Patriot PAC-2 missiles are of the standard shrapnel variety though.)