JUNE 16, 2023 - The remains of a downed Russian Sukhoi Su-34 fighter bomber are pictured in Lyman, Donetsk Region, eastern Ukraine.
The remains of a downed Russian Sukhoi Su-34 fighter bomber in Lyman, Donetsk Region, eastern Ukraine, downed in June 2023.
  • Russian A-50 planes have been avoiding the airspace over the Sea of Azov for the past six days.
  • Ukraine's air defenses downed 10 Russian planes in 10 days in a recent kill streak.
  • Russia's losses could be linked to compromised avionics systems, the Kyiv Post reported.

Russian A-50 planes, crucial for surveillance and the coordination of its air power, have been avoiding the airspace over the Sea of Azov for the past six days, RBC-Ukraine reports.