Posted on 04/18/2024 10:47:17 PM PDT by marcusmaximus
Russian state media outlet Tass has reported that a Russian TU-22M3 strategic bomber crashed in Stavropol Krai, southwestern Russia.
The exact cause of the crash remains unknown at this time as some Ukrainian sources claim that it was shot down, which would mark a first for the conflict.
The crash comes as Russian bombers launched a series of missile strikes against Ukraine.
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Here’s a video allegedly of the crash.
https://twitter.com/Osinttechnical/status/1781178675045552537?s=19
$40 million bomber down in flames.
Supposedly returning from a mission, crew thankfully ejected and it hit in a remote area instead of a town. Three have been found and they are still searching for the last one. They say technical problem, but returning from a mission, who knows?
That was according to an Italian news service.
What Dzhankoy airfield doink, Ukie clownboy?
Even if it was not directly caused by the ukes it could be said it was indirectly caused by them. The increased operational tempo caused by combat wears things out and causes them to break. It was true for our troops in Iraq and Afghanistan, and it would certainly be true for Soviet era equipment with their “eh, close enough” design aesthetic.
CC
Backfires are an old design which was notoriously unreliable, from what I remember.
The quality control was so bad that they considered prosecuting the Tupolev design bureau.
CC
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Good morning,
What is a zeeper? I see it often on FR. It seems to be a derogatory term.
Thanks
There was a larger dictionary definition posted a few times.
Here’s a summary…
Zeepers are Zelensky FReepers - Z+eepers
Emotional.
Nonobjective.
Zeepers live in a bubble.
Incapable of critical thought.
Afraid of cognitive dissonance.
Zeepers live in a world that is so thin it only has one side.
They filter out anything that contradicts with your narrative.
They are purposefully blind, tone deaf to certain frequencies.
Incapable of looking for evidence that contradicts what they already decided.
They spam FR with an unending flood of western intelligence service war propaganda.
Thank you. I appreciate your explanation.
Item:
Gulf War coalition aircraft losses amounted to 75, with 44 attributed to Iraqi action.
I had vaguely thought zero. The media was constructing narrative even then.
A Zeeper is a former FReeper who now worships Zelenskyy as a demigod.
Sure seems to be a lot of them on this site. Just my opinion
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