[Jerusalem Post] One of Russia's few IL-22M airborne command post aircraft was shot down during Wagner's brief revolt on Saturday, which could impact Russia's air force command and coordination capabilities, the UK Defense Ministry said in Thursday morning intelligence update.The IL-22M is part of a small command, control, and communications fleet of around 12 aircraft, according to the UK.
"The Il-22M is part of a relatively small fleet of up to 12 aircraft, heavily utilized for both airborne command and control, and radio relay tasks," said the UK Defense Ministry. "These special mission aircraft have played a key role in orchestrating Russian forces in their war against Ukraine. As high value assets they have operated wit