The Russian Il-22 aircraft that was hit by a missile over the Sea of Azov managed to fly to an airfield.

The Fighterbomber telegram group showed a photo with this aircraft, which was able to reach the city of Anapa.

The Russian plane received significant damage from an anti-aircraft missile, but was not shot down.

A large number of holes on the tail can be seen on the aircraft.

Unofficial Russian persons familiar with the question say that the plane was allegedly hit by an air defense system missile fired from the Russian side.

“This is not the first case of the successful survival of this aircraft under the fire of an air defense system, only, given everything, this time the fire turned out to be friendly,” has been said in Russia.

It is worth recalling that in the evening of January 14, a Russian А-50 reconnaissance plane was shot down in the sky over the Sea of Azov and the Il-22М11 air command post of the Russian Federation was damaged.

The means of defeat of aircrafts is not yet known, they can be surface-to-air missiles, air-to-air missiles or anti-radiation missiles.

А-50 disappeared from radar and stopped responding to requests from Russian tactical aviation, and later a Russian Su-30 pilot discovered “the ignition and fall of an unidentified aircraft.”

The loss of А-50 airborne early warning and control aircraft based on the Il-76 military transport aircraft will impair Russian capabilities in reconnaissance of aerial, ground and surface targets.

Also then, an interception of the conversation of the Il-22 pilot appeared, who asked the dispatcher for an emergency landing at Anapa Airport. The Russian Ministry of Defense did not officially comment on the information about strikes on the aircraft.

It is worth recalling that in 2023, PMC Wagner mercenaries shot down, among other things, the Russian Il-22М11 military aircraft during their rebellion.