Wikipedia is definitely credible trust me bro they’re listening to unbiased UKRAINIAN propaganda instead of conniving Russian propaganda

  • nat_turner_overdrive [he/him]
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    3 years ago

    did the state dept mention where those IL-76s went down? maybe somewhere near iraq's WMD storage facilities? :bean-think:

    • happybadger [he/him]
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      3 years ago

      See that's the thing. If it were a vague report I'd discount it entirely but they seemed to have a pretty precise understanding of where they went down: Bila Tserkva, 50mi south of Kyiv / Vasylkiv, 25mi south of Kyiv

      https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FMfu4JEXsAIfYUx?format=jpg&name=900x900

      Searching those locations doesn't give any photos either, but Vasylkiv does seem to have an active air war over it: https://twitter.com/i/status/1497523635703238656

      • nat_turner_overdrive [he/him]
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        3 years ago

        I wonder if they really did get them then, but it sure seems like there would be at least some photos of massive wreckage from at least one of them

        • happybadger [he/him]
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          3 years ago

          The liveuamap.com map doesn't seem to indicate whether that area is held by Russia or not. There's an airbase nearby so it would be a priority target at least. I did find video of an Su-25 (https://twitter.com/i/status/1497659200666845186) and Mi-24 (https://twitter.com/i/status/1497650174935642116) getting bonked north of Crimea though. Wouldn't want to be in those fuckers.