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Putin Confirms Russian Pilots Killed During Aborted Mutiny
US News ^ | 6/26/2023 | Reuters

Posted on 06/26/2023 5:50:03 PM PDT by marcusmaximus

President Vladimir Putin on Monday paid tribute to pilots who were killed during the failed weekend mutiny, confirming earlier reports by military bloggers that several planes were shot down by Yevgeny Prigozhin's Wagner militia.

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"The courage and self-sacrifice of the fallen heroes-pilots saved Russia from tragic devastating consequences," Putin said in his first public address about the mutiny since the weekend events.

There has been no official information about how many pilots died or how many aircraft were shot down.

Some Russian Telegram channels monitoring Russia's military activity, including the blog Rybar with more than a million subscribers, reported on Saturday that 13 Russian pilots were killed during the day-long mutiny.

Among the aircraft downed were three Mi-8 MTPR electronic warfare helicopters, and an Il-18 aircraft with its crew, Rybar reported.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: prigozhin; putin; russia; wagner



1 posted on 06/26/2023 5:50:03 PM PDT by marcusmaximus
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2 posted on 06/26/2023 5:53:09 PM PDT by marcusmaximus
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I got ten bucks that says this snippet was taken out of context and has nothing to do with the protest. I can confidently say that because everything you post is ether a flat out lie, or is out of context. That’s what happens when you less then zero credibility.


3 posted on 06/26/2023 5:55:17 PM PDT by JoSixChip (2020: The year of unreported truths; 2021: My main take away from this year? Trust no one.)
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So know the liar is believable and we should take him at his word because this statement proves that a number of other statements, however plausible they may be, are themselves lies. Let me get this straight. A is false. Therefore B which I though false based upon other statements is now true despite any effort to show that the major proposition `A=>B is a valid proposition. Incroyable.


4 posted on 06/26/2023 5:55:40 PM PDT by AndyJackson
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If true, good shooting Wagner Group!


5 posted on 06/26/2023 5:58:20 PM PDT by wetgundog
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Then that coward Prigozhin cut and ran. I hope the military has a long memory.
6 posted on 06/26/2023 6:07:11 PM PDT by McGruff (Don't underestimate Joe's ability to f*** things up - Barack Obama)
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Wagner Mercenaries Did What Ukrainian Troops Couldn’t Do: Shoot Down A Priceless Russian Command Plane

https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2023/06/26/wagner-mercenaries-did-what-ukrainian-troops-couldnt-do-shot-down-a-priceless-russian-command-plane/


7 posted on 06/26/2023 6:11:52 PM PDT by marcusmaximus
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You’re lying, as always. It was probably a training accident.


8 posted on 06/26/2023 6:35:40 PM PDT by JoSixChip (2020: The year of unreported truths; 2021: My main take away from this year? Trust no one.)
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Down and dead is GOOD no matter how it happened.


9 posted on 06/26/2023 6:45:08 PM PDT by MadMax, the Grinning Reaper (Figures )
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To: marcusmaximus

Armed rebellion, mutiny or coup’de tat?


10 posted on 06/26/2023 6:49:26 PM PDT by EandH Dad (sleeping giants wake up REALLY grumpy)
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Faulse flag to aid Putin, and make him look both the sane one, and under attack.


11 posted on 06/26/2023 8:39:31 PM PDT by cowboyusa (YESHUA IS KING OF AMERICA! AMERICA FIRST! DEATH TO MARXISM AND GLOBALISM! there is no coexistence wi)
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13 PILOTS, i bet there were 13 crew on that Il-22M alone...


12 posted on 06/26/2023 10:02:45 PM PDT by Chode (there is no fall back position, there's no rally point, there is no LZ... we're on our own. #FJB)
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