It is also reported that the pilot died
That's maybe the best part. The list of people willing to fly over Ukrainian territory must be getting pretty short.
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Have to wonder if this was one of those cases like the Heli pilot that defected (after killing his entire crew) and handed the heli over to Ukraine in return for asylum.
Or if it's just Russia being Russia and doing stupid shit out of sheer incompetence.
(after killing his entire crew)
This article says Ukrainian forces killed the crew after they refused to surrender.
And this article says the same thing. Crew freaked out when they realized they landed in Ukraine, ran and refused to surrender.
Are you talking about a different heli pilot that defected?
I also agree that this story is true, and salute the safe families of the brave crew members.
I wonder if something like the Friendly or Foe system being broken or in the wrong setting could cause this. I think there was in incident in the middle east where an RAF Tornado was shot down by British anti-air systems as it couldn't identify the aircraft as friendly.
Having trained in Deus Ex and, most recently, Starfield, this sounds very plausible.
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Are they throwing?!
The multi-million dollar jet? Easily replaceable with money. The pilot? That's a hit.
You don't just trust anyone to fly that jet, you get your best and brightest, your most loyal, the most decorated pilot to fly that plane.
In Pokemon terms, you just watched another country permanently delete a shiny Charizard to its own confusion.
Edit: Thank you @Akareth!
I actually doubt currently they can replace that jet easily, or perhaps at all? Seems like just finding parts to keep their modern equipment alive has become hard for them.
Way to use an audience relevant metaphor.
The pilot? That’s a hit.
Yup. Russia has a huge problem with not having enough experienced pilots, so a dead pilot is a huge loss for them.
Although I don't really know how much of a difference one pilot makes, considering that the VVS is an abject joke and likely not capable of any sort of "real" air operations (and I'm not alone in thinking this).
I'll show me!
more of this less of anything else! more of this less of anything else! go to town vlad