How I thought Ukraine would obtain AWACS capability

Or - hear me out here - they take over the downed AWACS but leave it in the sea. You can't use surface to air missiles on a plane below sea level. It's functionally indestructible, and I see no conceivable faults in my plan.

Checkmate, Russia.

I just finished "Red Storm Rising", which as you know, is the equivalent of a PhD in underwater awesomeology and I see no problem with this.