14 Russians dead after Israel and France (actually Syria) down Russian IL-20

FIVR

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Just confirmed by Russian MOD

https://twitter.com/RusEmbUSA/status/1041886155120279552

CNN already has the IDF propaganda, saying it was shot down by "anti aircraft artillery". What kind of AAA can shoot down plates from 35km? Russia confirms this is propaganda and blames France and Israel. Currently Russia believes France shot down the plane on behalf of Israel.

Things are just about to get interesting in Syria

Title changed to reflect reality. Shot down by Syrians, not Israelis or French. FIVR strikes again.
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FIVR

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Why? Russia isn't going to do anything to either France or Israel.

You're right, not in the immediate future anyway. Russia is much more calculating.

What they will probably do is move to split Turkey off from NATO, a process which has already started since congress began introducing legislation to sanction Turkey and prevent it from receiving its slated F35 deliveries.

However, it is still interesting because there are so many different actors and interests in one country and it is actually impossible to predict what will happen.
 
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Why? Russia isn't going to do anything to either France or Israel.

Just like our stupid shit ass western sides aren't going to do anything against Russia for try to assassinate former spies. Instead we're going to blow them and setup dedicate natural gas pipelines to make sure we are dependent upon them. Derrrrrrrrrrp
 

WelshBloke

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Just like our stupid shit ass western sides aren't going to do anything against Russia for try to assassinate former spies. Instead we're going to blow them and setup dedicate natural gas pipelines to make sure we are dependent upon them. Derrrrrrrrrrp
That was a long way of agreeing that this event wasn't going to make the situation in Syria any more "interesting".
 
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theeedude

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Russia is just going puff and huff and suck it up, like they did with Turkey shooting their plane down. Maybe they'll ban Israeli hummus or French cheese or something lame like that.
 
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Just confirmed by Russian MOD

https://twitter.com/RusEmbUSA/status/1041886155120279552

CNN already has the IDF propaganda, saying it was shot down by "anti aircraft artillery". What kind of AAA can shoot down plates from 35km? Russia confirms this is propaganda and blames France and Israel. Currently Russia believes France shot down the plane on behalf of Israel.

Things are just about to get interesting in Syria

Or, it was the Syrian anti-air defense.

btw, how's that coup in Saudi Arabia going these days. Have they won yet?
 

WelshBloke

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So whats the Russians official line then.

Our plane got accidentally shot down by our allies.
Or.
Our plane got shot down by the French as a favour to another country and we can't do anything about it.
Or.
A tiny, teeny country shot our plane down as an act of aggression and we can't do anything about it.

All those are pretty embarrassing tbh. I'm sure they'll think up something better than those.
 

urvile

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It's not like the Russians would make up bullshit in regards to aircraft being shot down.

They have apparently uncovered evidence that exonerates them from shooting down Malaysia Airlines flight 17. The Russians have said they are sending the evidence off to the Netherlands and would like the multi country task force set up to investigate the downing of flight 17. To examine the evidence.

The investigation previously determined that a Russian anti-aircraft military unit was responsible. The investigative team said they are happy to look at the evidence but pointed out that previous evidence supplied by Russia hasn't been factually correct.

https://www.sbs.com.au/news/russia-claims-fresh-proof-ukraine-downed-flight-mh17
 
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trenchfoot

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And then there's a whole lot of Malaysians who think that karma has in a small way, decided to get revenge on the Russians.
 

sdifox

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Conflats op for winning a ten year all expenses paid trip to the mines in Siberia.
 
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Just confirmed by Russian MOD

https://twitter.com/RusEmbUSA/status/1041886155120279552

CNN already has the IDF propaganda, saying it was shot down by "anti aircraft artillery". What kind of AAA can shoot down plates from 35km? Russia confirms this is propaganda and blames France and Israel. Currently Russia believes France shot down the plane on behalf of Israel.

Things are just about to get interesting in Syria

Seems like Syria shot the plane down thinking it was an Israeli plane. Putin gave you guys bad orders.
 

pauldun170

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On the bright side, Russia proved that they can shoot down something with their (syrian owned and operated) air defense systems.
 

Ichinisan

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...

CNN already has the IDF propaganda, saying it was shot down by "anti aircraft artillery". What kind of AAA can shoot down plates from 35km? ...
Are you suggesting someone threw rocks at it?
 

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Jaskalas

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OP didn't even wait for official word from Moscow, and he got the propaganda wrong. SAD.
 

DrunkenSano

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I think FIVR Is checking back with his Russian overseers so he can't get back to us yet.