- Styxie ( @Styxie@feddit.nl ) 24•1 year ago
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.
- Tosti ( @Tosti@feddit.nl ) 15•9 months ago
Purged by creator
- Endorkend ( @Endorkend@kbin.social ) 14•1 year ago
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.
- mephiska ( @mephiska@kbin.social ) 11•1 year ago
(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?
- bradorsomething ( @bradorsomething@ttrpg.network ) 2•1 year ago
I also agree that this story is true, and salute the safe families of the brave crew members.
- blackn1ght ( @blackn1ght@feddit.uk ) 8•1 year ago
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.
- ivanafterall ( @ivanafterall@kbin.social ) 4•1 year ago
Having trained in Deus Ex and, most recently, Starfield, this sounds very plausible.
- reflex ( @reflex@kbin.social ) 6•1 year ago
Are they throwing?!
- HuddaBudda ( @HuddaBudda@kbin.social ) 11•1 year ago
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!
- Introversion ( @Introversion@kbin.social ) 7•1 year ago
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.
- wizzor ( @wizzor@sopuli.xyz ) 3•1 year ago
Way to use an audience relevant metaphor.
- interolivary ( @interolivary@beehaw.org ) 2•1 year ago
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).
- thefartographer ( @thefartographer@lemm.ee ) English3•1 year ago
I’ll show me!
- downpunxx ( @downpunxx@kbin.social ) 1•1 year ago
more of this less of anything else! more of this less of anything else! go to town vlad