Posted on 08/12/2023 12:03:03 PM PDT by marcusmaximus
Russia loses yet another fighter jet during a training exercise, as Ukraine strikes the Kerch bridge yet again.
A Su-30 fighter jet crashed during a training flight on Saturday in Russia's Kaliningrad region, killing the two pilots on board, RIA news agency quoted the Defense Ministry as saying.
"The Su-30 aircraft crashed in a deserted area. The flight was being carried out without ammunition. The crew of the aircraft died," the ministry said in a statement cited by RIA.
It said the likely cause of the crash was a technical malfunction but gave no further information.
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In the video the plane makes a fast low pass and then goes into a very abrupt maneuver before starting to crash. Possibly the hot shot pilot blacked himself out.
They were training Kamikaze Pilots.
“Now pay attention because I’m only going to show you this once!”
Kalingrad. How did they end up with that sliver of land. I heard they got nukes there.
To the Victors, goes the spoils.
Scott Ritter is deeply saddened.
East Prussia. Expulsion of ethnic Germans.
Training accidents happen. The first death among my Infantry OCS class graduates came from an accidental crash in (helicopter) flight school training.
No doubt that the Russians will respond.
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The pumps don’t work because the vandals took the handles.
pilot was trying out for the
1982 Thunderbirds
They wanted Lithuania to annex Kaliningrad but they said no because all the Russians were living in Kaliningrad so the Oblast remained part of Russia after the collapse of the Soviet Union.
No ejection seats?
The best Russia piolets? Pity!
pilots*
Thank you marcusmaximus,
Every time the neo-soviets are losing military equipment, it’s one more step towards peace.
Likewise, every time Ukraine gets more military equipment, it’s one more step towards peace.
Generally speaking Russia lost the war on the very first week of it’s botched invasion, when they had to retreat from their attack on Kiev and two other major regions in Ukraine.
Actually if we look from the beginning of this Russian mess, Ukraine has managed to retake about 52% of what Russia originally took. Not bad for a small country like Ukraine against supposedly the worlds 2nd military superpower.
Also, Königsberg will sooner or later come back to the West.
Tic... Toc..... Tic... Toc
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