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Jacob Phillips

Russia 'may have to limit operational area of aircraft after spy plane shot down'

Russia may have to “limit the operational areas of its aircraft” after Ukraine’s air force claimed to have shot down a military spy plane, the Ministry of Defence has said.

An A-50 long range radar detection aircraft exploded and crashed into the western Sea of Azov on Sunday, British intelligence has confirmed.

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