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mlansbury@despora.de
Mark Lansbury

Ukrainian Navy confirms Russia downed its own Su-27 aircraft over Crimea

"We can confirm that the aircraft belonged to Russia and that it was destroyed by their own forces," Pletenchuk said on television.

"They (Russian forces) were on alert and in heightened combat readiness. Then the human factor came into play," the spokesperson said.

Pletenchuk commented that "somebody really wanted to get a medal for shooting down a plane" and "didn't bother to figure out" whose aircraft it was. The spokesperson said that the pilot survived, confirming the claims of Russian authorities.

https://kyivindependent.com/ukrainian-navy-jet/

#FriendlyFire #RussianAggression #Su-27 #Crimea #downed #StandWithUkraine

Ukrainian Navy confirms Russia downed its own Su-27 aircraft over Crimea

Russian forces accidentally shot down their own Su-27 fighter jet over occupied Crimea due to "heightened combat readiness," Ukraine's Navy spokesperson Dmytro Pletenchuk said on air on March 29.

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faab64@diasp.org
Farhad A

A Russian A-50 AWACS aircraft crashed between the Sea of Azov and Berdyansk (Zaporizhzhia region). Russia claims it was shot by Russian air defense by mistake but Ukraine claims responsibility for it.

If it was a case of Ukrainian fire, then at a distance of around 180 km S-200, S-300 (with Russian missiles) or MIM-104 Patriot with PAC-2 would be possible. However, all of these systems would then have to be located very close to the front - which would be risky.

Russia only has up to 8 of these €300 million aircraft, which are used to coordinate air combat, missile attacks and the suppression of Ukrainian air defenses. A video is supposed to show the last flight of this machine.

#Russia #Ukraine #Military #UkraineWar #Crimea #Awacs #AirDefense #FriendlyFire

faab64@diasp.org
Farhad A

Fourth day of the war, October 10th, status update and major events:

  • Israeli death toll surpasses 1000.

  • #Hamas is pushed out of most settlements around the Gaza strip, except Be'eri, Kisufim and Nahal Oz.

  • Hamas carries out sporadic marine landings on the beach of #Zikkim, and assaults the adjacent IDF outpost.

  • #Israel approves calling up to 360.000 reservists into the IDF.

  • Relentless bombing campaign of #Gaza continues as in the previous days, illegal #WhitePhosphorus #munitions are used.

  • Israel bombs the Gaza side of the #Rafah border crossing with Egypt, and threatens to target #Egyptian aid convoys.

  • Major rocket launches by Hamas towards the settlement of #Ashkelon.

  • Al-Qassam fires a salvo of rockets from #Lebanon into the #Galilee region, promting an Israeli response with artillery and white phosphorus on Southern Lebanon.

  • Hezbollah targets and destroys an Israeli #Zelda M-113 APC across the Lebanese border in #Salha (Avivim), and Israeli #Apache helicopters strike #Hezbollah observation posts in retaliation.

  • #IDF mistakes members of the Israeli police for Hamas members in #Ashdod, leading to a #FriendlyFire incident with several killed.

  • The Israeli occupied #GolanHeights are struck by mortar fire from #Syria, promting IDF artillery to fire at unidentified targets in the vincinity of the Syrian town of #Quneitra.

Isn't it funny that #AlQaeda and #ISIS that are supposed to be ultra radical Muslim fanatics are completely quiet about the current conflict (As always), and instead attacking Syrian targets just like Israel does?

#palestine #Israel #Occupation #Apartheid #Politics #PeaceNow #StopTheWar #CeasefireNow