Comments by "" (@neutronalchemist3241) on "Russian A-50 plane is hit by Russia's own air defenses over the Azov Sea" video.

@Pete9Tails They were in the range of Patriot missiles, if the launcher was pretty close to the frontline. A case of friendly fire is not that likely, given that it had been shown the airplanes circled over that area for a while (and so Russian air defense had been OK with them for a while) before being shot. An ambush seems more probable. With the Ukrainians learning the favorite area of patrol of the A-50, and deciding to risk to move a Patriot launcher close to the frontline in a quick "hit and run" operation, due to the value of the target.
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