But if they thought about it a little more they would have to ask themselves why is a transport plane at that altitude heading east within 3 minutes of Russian territory.
And after doing this these incompetents then want to be recognized as the governing authorities in that area.
“And after doing this these incompetents then want to be recognized as the governing authorities in that area.”
What about the incompetence of the country that allowed planes to fly over an area where two other planes had been shot down in the same week.
Which band of which tribe? I'm not so sure the shooters are anything other than a band of merry men who had the biggest weapon and therefore did their own thing pretty much except when they called in to brag.
If there's something somewhere that shows which unit of which superior unit under which commander reporting to some "governing authority", that is, a chain of command the shooters were under? Knowing who to brag to isn't the same as being under their command. More like an OP or locals who aren't doing the fighting knowing who to call with information. I sure haven't seen any chain of command information, just one guy saying "I"m da Cheese" in one town or city. Inside cities, yes, there are some organized units under a central authority of sorts.
Drive to the City Limits and I bet you're not going to have anyone telling you to return to your unit, though.
Yes some additional calculating on their part would have been warranted. At any rate, every plane flying over Eastern Ukraine is minutes from Russia.