Wikipedia is definitely credible trust me bro they’re listening to unbiased UKRAINIAN propaganda instead of conniving Russian propaganda
Wikipedia is definitely credible trust me bro they’re listening to unbiased UKRAINIAN propaganda instead of conniving Russian propaganda
I wonder they're using "shot down" instead of a less-impressive "forced to land" in this instance?
The two are synonymous if you didn't know. Damaging an aircraft to the point of forcing it to leave is a shoot down.
I think being forced to make a controlled landing is a bit different than crashing in a blazing fireball.
Not in practical operational terms. Planes take a long time to repair, if repairs are even possible. Damaging an aircraft and forcing a landing takes it out of action for so long it's just as good as turning it into a flaming fireball. It achieves the same result.
And the 120 paratroopers inside?
Sadly, they are as disposable as missiles and bombs in this context. It's why war in general is fucked.
Okay