Posted on 01/15/2024 3:05:48 PM PST by Steven Scharf
Ukraine claims it destroyed Russian spy plane in attack over Sea of Azov By Olga Voitovych, Anna Chernova, Victoria Butenko, Svitlana Vlasova and Rob Picheta, CNN
Updated 12:34 PM EST, Mon January 15, 2024
Ukraine claimed it destroyed a Russian spy plane over the Sea of Azov on Monday, in what would be a significant strike against Moscow’s aerial capabilities.
Ukraine’s Commander-in-Chief Valerii Zaluzhnyi initially said on Telegram on Monday that two aircraft had been destroyed, writing: “Warriors of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine destroyed an enemy A-50 long-range radar detection aircraft and an enemy IL-22 air control center.”
He also thanked the Air Force for “the perfectly planned and executed operation” in southern Ukraine.
(Excerpt) Read more at amp.cnn.com ...
the Russ claim friendly fire... which is more embarrassing???
A-50 is an AWACS, not a spy plane. If anything, it can be configured for EW.
“ CNN does not believe The Ukraine did the deed.”
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Nobody truly does. Except perhaps for those ZEEPERS who are gullible enough to actually think the aerial exploits of “The Ghost of Kiev” are real.
Was it the “The Ghost of Kyiv”???
Is He back??? The Russians are SHAKING IN THEIR BOOTS!!!!
Supposedly they brought down two dozens helicopters just days ago.
Really? Friendly fire is issue for all military forces, including ours.
yeah, the one that made it back anyway said it was FF
don’t know about the one that went down...
I heard it was a thousand hundred.
It was poster on Jan. 12th, but perhaps it was removed. 🤣
I just said that friendly fire is something that is an issue with every military. If it is embarrassing, then people are not aware of the fog of war & the mistakes that are made in the fog of war. Truth is always the first causality in the fog of war.
Oh boy. This must bring the war within measurable distance of its end.
Since I didn’t read it until now, I see they also claimed 12 planes as well. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
I guess all countries should have the Ukie military advising them. Their kill/ loss ratio is unprecedented in human history.
Zelensky didnt give a date. Consensus is he was referring to the ATACMS airfield strikes in October. The number he cited is plausible if you count damaged aircraft. Lots of bomblets=lots of fragments going everywhere.
But getting people to see this as the reality, is not easy because the want to buy into the happy propaganda.
except it happens all too frequently wi them... how many is this now?
might better let the world think they got clipped
Ukrainian forces destroyed 26 Russian helicopters in a single day using an unknown long-range weapon supplied by Kyiv's allies, Volodymyr Zelensky has claimed.
But it goes even further than that with:
"With it, we destroyed 26 helicopters in a day, and 12 planes that took off and attacked with missiles, against which these systems were working. We destroyed 12 at once."
See my post #9, for the link to the actual article.
So, as usual, you have the wrong narrative completely.
You are the one making that claim, not me. You tell me, and if you could, please provide at least 3 examples where Russia claims friendly fire brough down whatever craft was taken down.
well this one for sure,
and here, if you want more look them up
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