The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_Union" id="mwAQE" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Soviet Union">Soviet Union</a> admits to shooting down <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_Air_Lines_Flight_007" id="mwAQI" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Korean Air Lines Flight 007">Korean Air Lines Flight 007</a>, stating that its operatives did not know that it was a civilian aircraft when it reportedly violated Soviet airspace.