Ukraine F-16 destroyed during Russian attack, BBC told

BBC ^ | 8/30/24 | Ruth Comerfield

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One of the F-16 fighter jets sent from Nato allies to Ukraine has been destroyed, a Ukrainian military source has told the BBC. The aircraft went down amid a barrage of Russian missiles on Monday, killing pilot Oleksiy Mes, Ukraine's military said. It marks the first loss of its kind since the planes were delivered earlier this month. The cause of the crash was not a direct result of an enemy missile strike, the Ukrainian military claims. It said the pilot destroyed three cruise missiles and one drone in Russia's largest aerial attack to date.

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Yesterday, an influential member of the Uke Parliment lambasted the military for mistakenly Patrioting this F-16 wonder weapon while on the first F-16 mission against Russia.

Which is the bigger Uke PR catastrophe (because we all know it’s all about the PR)? The Russians shot the wonder weapon on its first mission or the Ukes themselves did?

Queue the Yakity Sax.

[CarolinaReaganFan]

that’s funny if they shot it down themselves!
standard PR that he shot down over 80% of incoming missiles...LOL
Zeepers will be thrilled

[foundedonpurpose]

They are all toast. The Ministry of Propaganda will have to do better next time. Sadly, they probably all have US pilots.

[Mmogamer]

Impossible. The Russians are down to using yak fighters from WW2. I read it right here.

[SaxxonWoods]

I saw on another post here that they have lost two more. They aren’t going to change the war outcome anyway. I remember when HIMARs were going to change everything. Then the fancy tanks that were going to “turn the tide” got clobbered. After all of this, Russia is taking land and villages faster.

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Also:

Ukraine ‘Gives Away’ F-16 Fighter’s Location, Accidently! Russians Claim Fighting Falcons May Have Been Hit

https://www.eurasiantimes.com/ukrainian-air-force-unintentionally-reveals-locati/amp/#origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F&cap=swipe,education&webview=1&dialog=1&viewport=natural&visibilityState=prerender&prerenderSize=1&viewerUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2Famp%2Fs%2Fwww-eurasiantimes-com.cdn.ampproject.org%2Fc%2Fs%2Fwww.eurasiantimes.com%2Fukrainian-air-force-unintentionally-reveals-locati%3Fusqp=mq331AQIUAKwASCAAgM%25253D&amp_kit=1O

Turn up that Yakity Sax.

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Z’s walk up music:

https://youtu.be/ZnHmskwqCCQ?si=A2_Av-yMeiBAPIKA

[shadeaud]

I red that Snoopy has donated the fearless Red Baron to the Ukes!!

[CatHerd]

Vucic really really wants French help with building nuclear energy plants:

https://balkaninsight.com/2024/08/29/serbia-signs-deal-to-buy-french-fighter-jets-as-macron-visits-belgrade/

[CatHerd]

Not complaining, just letting you know you can clip everything in the url starting with the # and it will work just fine without the long long url messing up the format of the FR page. Like this:

https://www.eurasiantimes.com/ukrainian-air-force-unintentionally-reveals-locati/amp/

[Smittie]

Snoopy pilots a Sopwith Camel…

[adorno]

After all of this, Russia is taking land and villages faster.

Yeah, Russia has been taking land and villages, faster and faster, and if they keep up that speed, they'll have taken Ukraine by the end of the next century. Let's see, the Russians have taken about 20% of Ukraine, and they've progressed from taking 20% of Ukraine in 2022 to 20% now.

But, keep up the cheer-leading and perhaps Russia will have taken 21% of Ukraine by the end of this century. Never mind that Ukraine will have taken the 20% or Russia in that same time span. Which is greater, 20% of Ukraine or 20% of Russia?

[SaxxonWoods]

They have more than 20%. And who is going to push them back?

[SaxxonWoods]

By the way, stating what’s happening isn’t cheerleading, I don’t care who “wins”, I just want the waste of people, material and infrastructure to end. I want to see Ukrainian refugees back home. I want to see peace between the two countries and the sooner the better.

[tsowellfan]

Here’s some Yakity Sax for you and so appropriate for Labor Day weekend

https://youtu.be/2GtfEwwpmNI?si=dUMacmnWwYaIeyRD

[adorno]

They have more than 20%. And who is going to push them back

Gain some, lose some. Russia gains some to make it 21%, and then they lose some to go back to 20%. On and on it goes, forever.

The push-back is coming from Ukraine, and like it or not, NATO. More push-back is coming from Russian citizens who are getting weary of seen their young men being decimated at the rate of 1200 dead Russians EVERY DAY. All for the idiotic wishes of a madman by the name of Putin.

In the end, Putin and Russia will realize that, they CAN"T WIN the war, and will face the embarrassment of having to pull back. And YOUR tears will flow like rain during a hurricane.

[adorno]

By the way, stating what’s happening isn’t cheerleading, I don’t care who “wins”, I just want the waste of people, material and infrastructure to end. I want to see Ukrainian refugees back home. I want to see peace between the two countries and the sooner the better.

Bull!

Your cheer-leading didn't sound neutral, and it sounded like Ukraine is the bad guy and Putin was he good guy. The war should never have been started, and it was started by Putin and Russia, with the ill-advised invasion of a free and independent country.

[CatHerd]

Oops! Wrong thread!

[aMorePerfectUnion]

Let's see, the Russians have taken about 20% of Ukraine, and they've progressed from taking 20% of Ukraine in 2022 to 20% now.

[hardspunned]

I always watched those as a kid. Ah, the 70s. Sigh.