Russia accuses Ukraine of killing 65 of its own POWs by shooting down plane
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russian-il-76-military-transport-plane-crashes-near-ukrainian-border-russian-2024-01-24/
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russian-il-76-military-transport-plane-crashes-near-ukrainian-border-russian-2024-01-24/
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it's war, not a meeting:
IF Ukraine hadn't any idea that their POWs were in that transport,
AND Russian transports are a significant-means of Russia's genociding Ukraine,
THEN automatically targetting Russian transports is right to be doing, in that context.
End. Of. Story.
Shit happens.
Especially in war.
Adding an extra checklist-point to see IF it is possible to discover what's in an enemy transport, while you've got a second-or-2 to shoot it down, .. obliterates scarce opportunity to dent enemy capability.
At least they died quickly, unlike those who died in the Russian torture-chambers, in Russian custody.
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This is an IL-76. It's literally the one of the largest whales of an aircraft used by Russia.
There's no reason it should be in Belgorod otherwise, because it's radar signature is fucking enormous.