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mitch96

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4. It says in the vid it's to avoid being shot down by ruzzias own air defense system..

Reply to Baitball Blogger (Reply #2)

Tue Sep 23, 2025, 08:36 AM

Sep 23

They shoot down their own on occasion. The boys with the BUC's Pansir and S300's get trigger happy sometimes. Russia has shot down its own aircraft, including an Su-27 fighter jet over Crimea in March 2024 and a Su-25 attack jet over the Donetsk region in June 2025.
There have also been reports of a Russian Su-25 friendly fire incident in the Donbas in October 2024 and a Russian fighter shooting down its own S-70 drone in October 2024.
Human error being a cited cause for the incidents.
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In a new twist, Moscow attacked by drones... [View all] mitch96 Sep 23 OP

BBC Verify: Cargo plane seen flying very low over Moscow as drone attack reported sl8 Sep 23 #1

So, what is the significance of the low Baitball Blogger Sep 23 #2

It says in the vid it's to avoid being shot down by ruzzias own air defense system.. mitch96 Sep 23 #4

Thank you for your explanation. Baitball Blogger Sep 23 #5

I only know what I read in the funny papers...:)...nt mitch96 Sep 23 #7

I yield to your greater comprehension levels, at least in the morning hours before I've had my Baitball Blogger Sep 23 #8

Be careful the fog of war, gab13by13 Sep 23 #3

Those fires dont have to be used just by Nazis... SSJVegeta Sep 23 #6