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Who is Kanamat Botashev? Russia's Highest Ranking Airforce Commander Killed
Newsweek ^ | 5/24/2022 | Brendan Cole

Posted on 05/24/2022 11:30:29 AM PDT by marcusmaximus

A top Russian air force commander has reportedly been killed in the Ukraine war, delivering another blow to Vladimir Putin's invasion.

Information about the reported shooting down of retired Russian Air Force Major General Kanamat Botashev was confirmed to BBC Russian by three of his former subordinates.

On Sunday, May 22, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said a Russian Sukhoi (SU-25) attack aircraft was shot down over the Luhansk region and that the pilot did not have time to eject.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: accordingtoplan; again; againandagain; andagain; andagainandagain; kanamatbotashev; killedagain; putin; russia; ukraine; wagner; wagnergroup; zot; zotted; zotthespammer
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To: Grey182; marcusmaximus
Yup, he posts a lot for a ten-month old account.

And almost all his posts are trolling nonsense for Ukraine.
They must be paying him for it.

41 posted on 05/24/2022 12:02:35 PM PDT by SmokingJoe
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42 posted on 05/24/2022 12:05:03 PM PDT by Its All Over Except ...
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To: SmokingJoe

Wagner is not working for Putin for free. And where did they get an $11 million SU-25? On EBay?


43 posted on 05/24/2022 12:05:39 PM PDT by marcusmaximus
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To: marcusmaximus

A few more years he would’ve grown into his hat.


44 posted on 05/24/2022 12:05:46 PM PDT by God luvs America (63.5 million pay no income tax and vote for DemoKrats...)
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To: marcusmaximus

Oh? How U doin?


45 posted on 05/24/2022 12:08:27 PM PDT by rusureitflies? (Not much to say, yet.)
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To: marcusmaximus

Maybe it was a retired SU-25, lol.


46 posted on 05/24/2022 12:08:29 PM PDT by Grey182 (Trump won, Benedict is still Pope & Jeffery Epstein didn't kill himself.)
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To: marcusmaximus

Repeating the same nonsense over and over again is not working.
Your paymasters are not getting value for money are they?


47 posted on 05/24/2022 12:08:55 PM PDT by SmokingJoe
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To: lee martell

Yikes! Your ignorance is showing. Put a sock in it.


48 posted on 05/24/2022 12:10:02 PM PDT by rusureitflies? (Not much to say, yet.)
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To: SmokingJoe
You mean like how America invaded and took over large swaths of Mexico including Arizona, New Mexico, Texas etc etc?

That’s some Grade A whataboutism right there, pardner. Vladimir and Dmitry would approve.



I wonder if Vagner has a PR department? They should hire you (if they haven’t already).
49 posted on 05/24/2022 12:10:33 PM PDT by Apparatchik (If you find yourself in a confusing situation, simply laugh knowingly and walk away - Jim Ignatowski)
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To: marcusmaximus

Ruskie officers wear the DUMBEST looking hats known to military kit .


50 posted on 05/24/2022 12:12:05 PM PDT by LeoWindhorse
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To: Apparatchik

You are going to need to read some American history.


51 posted on 05/24/2022 12:12:39 PM PDT by SmokingJoe
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To: SmokingJoe

Using GenZ slang... definitely sus.


52 posted on 05/24/2022 12:13:15 PM PDT by Grey182 (Trump won, Benedict is still Pope & Jeffery Epstein didn't kill himself.)
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To: SmokingJoe

Good comeback, Vatnik.


53 posted on 05/24/2022 12:14:48 PM PDT by Apparatchik (If you find yourself in a confusing situation, simply laugh knowingly and walk away - Jim Ignatowski)
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To: marcusmaximus

Being a Rooskie general used to be a good job with theft as a sideline, now they are not safe unless Pooty Toot croaks soon.


54 posted on 05/24/2022 12:17:52 PM PDT by dennisw
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To: MercyFlush

Yikes! U are really stuck in the liberals mud. Start thinking for yourself, for goodness sake…


55 posted on 05/24/2022 12:18:11 PM PDT by rusureitflies? (Not much to say, yet.)
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To: dennisw

FROM TWITTER:

The Kyiv Independent
@KyivIndependent
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3h
⚡️BBC Russia: Retired Russian general killed in Ukraine’s airspace.

Major General Kanamat Botashev has been shot down while flying over Luhansk Oblast, BBC Russia reported. Botashev is reportedly the highest-ranking Russian pilot killed in Ukraine.
Jon Cooper
@joncoopertweets
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5h
CONFIRMED: Retired Russian Major General Kanamat Botashev was shot down by Ukrainian defense forces, possibly by a Stinger MANPADS, in a Su-25 aircraft on Sunday and killed. It appears he was flying for the Wagner Group, a shadowy Russian mercenary organization.


56 posted on 05/24/2022 12:19:49 PM PDT by dennisw
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To: BiglyCommentary

Oh gosh! Spare me your drivel… by the way your , Pooty, Pooty is really rich.


57 posted on 05/24/2022 12:22:15 PM PDT by rusureitflies? (Not much to say, yet.)
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To: Lurker

Where do you eat lunch? Go somewhere else.


58 posted on 05/24/2022 12:24:53 PM PDT by rusureitflies? (Not much to say, yet.)
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To: marcusmaximus

Nice hat.


59 posted on 05/24/2022 12:27:29 PM PDT by Eric in the Ozarks (Baseball players, gangsters and musicians are remembered. But journalists are forgotten.q at)
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To: marcusmaximus

The Honored Dead


60 posted on 05/24/2022 12:28:04 PM PDT by The Louiswu (We couldn't 'afford' $4 billion for Trump's wall at the southern border?)
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