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To: blitz128; Widget Jr; MeganC; 2CAVTrooper; Monterrosa-24; UMCRevMom@aol.com

I agree with a lot of what you have said. However, I found the figure of 400 Ukrainian planes a bit surprising. I have never had the impression that Ukraine had even close to that number, much less had that many shot down. So is that figure probably based on Russian lying. Or are they including civlian aviation like crop dusters and other small airplanes that might happen to NOT be military craft?


54 posted on 09/19/2023 11:08:47 PM PDT by gleeaikin ( Question authority!)
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To: gleeaikin

The numbers are utter fabrication, like most that comes out of Russia

Since are drones and missiles were shot down, then I guess we are to believe that the sub and ship were smoking accidents coincidentally happening the same time as the attack

Reminds me of WW2 German reported allied aircraft losses. I assume these numbers are produced for internal consumption, but even with that the numbers are so over the top as to make me wonder just how many in Russia buy them

The trolls report them, that is their jobs, intent is to sew discord and confusion.

Since I imagine Russians don’t get much information in what is actually going on I could see the majority of them believing it. The question is if/when that narrative is so out of wack with reality will, at that point, cause changes in Russia. Hard to say Russian military budget is close to if not exceeded by “internal security” budget

Time will tell


58 posted on 09/20/2023 3:55:12 AM PDT by blitz128
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