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Keep in mind that they may not be dead. They have ejection seats, and AFAIK, these are being shot down over Russian-controlled territory (well, the first A-50 went down over water, IIRC).
True, some will probably have survived, and some of those may even fly again (some percentage usually sustain disqualifying injuries during ejection). The A-50 crews probably had no way to bail out, though, regardless of where they were shot down.