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herding cats

(19,974 posts)
Mon Oct 17, 2022, 02:54 PM Oct 2022

Russian warplane crashed into an apartment building in the town of Yeysk in Russia

Russia's military says one of its warplanes suffers engine failure, crashes in port of Yeysk on the Sea of Azov
https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/russias-military-warplanes-suffers-engine-failure-crashes-port-91627997




Russia’s Yeysk.
A military aircraft just crashed into a huge residential block.




Death toll climbing: 6 dead, 27 wounded


Lots of videos of the fires in the thread below. There's going to be a lot of casualties.


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Aristus

(71,647 posts)
1. Due to incompetence and an insane level of aggression,
Mon Oct 17, 2022, 02:57 PM
Oct 2022

Russia has declared war on itself...

herding cats

(19,974 posts)
2. Apparently so.
Mon Oct 17, 2022, 02:59 PM
Oct 2022

Or, karma came knocking.

Either way a lot of civilians were harmed here by their own governments invasion of Ukraine.

Mysterian

(6,175 posts)
6. Every day that Putin is not deposed is a testament to the cowardice of the Russian people
Mon Oct 17, 2022, 03:04 PM
Oct 2022

How long can any society tolerate this madness?

Walleye

(43,813 posts)
7. Was is the plane armed? Were those its bombs exploding?
Mon Oct 17, 2022, 03:05 PM
Oct 2022

Were those bums headed for a Ukrainian apartment building? Wow…

WarGamer

(18,249 posts)
9. No, it's fuel.
Mon Oct 17, 2022, 03:17 PM
Oct 2022

According to authorities it was on a training mission without armament and had an engine failure.

WarGamer

(18,249 posts)
16. I don't think "the world" has much input into that...
Mon Oct 17, 2022, 03:24 PM
Oct 2022

This proxy war has accomplished what a handful of rogue nations have long desired.

There is now a Global split between Russia, China, India, Iran, etc... and the US/EU...

It's not a good thing... bad for Ukraine and bad for everyone.

Cha

(316,758 posts)
8. How bizarre.. I'm sorry for the
Mon Oct 17, 2022, 03:14 PM
Oct 2022

innocent Russians who got killed by a Russian War Plane crashing into their Homes..

I wonder what the hell happened to that plane right at that particular moment above the Apt building?!

I'm waiting and hoping for Putin's Karma to hit him with Fierce Force.

lindysalsagal

(22,823 posts)
12. It's no longer a metaphor: Vlad's literally killing his own people.
Mon Oct 17, 2022, 03:19 PM
Oct 2022

I wonder if he's been given a death prognosis and so he's taking everyone down with him?

lpbk2713

(43,246 posts)
14. Pilot had been taking government issued Viagra.
Mon Oct 17, 2022, 03:22 PM
Oct 2022


He thought he was holding on to the joystick.

He was holding on to something else.







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