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| Bulgarian MiG crashes during Bulgarian-US drill |
| 2021-06-10 |
| Via Bulgarian journalist Ruslan Trad. Sofia, June 9 (IANS) A Bulgarian MiG-29 fighter jet has disappeared from radars during a Bulgarian-US drill over the Black Sea, while a search and rescue operation is underway, the government said on Wednesday. The MiG-29 aircraft lost radio communication and disappeared from radars at 00:45 (local time) on Wednesday when performing a training task during the tactical live fire exercise "Shabla 21," a statement said. "A search and rescue operation was launched immediately and is ongoing," it said, adding that the exercise has been suspended. According to the website of the country's Defense Ministry, "Shabla 21" began Monday and was planned to end Friday, involving more than 2,000 members of the military staff from the Armed Forces of Bulgaria and the United States, Xinhua reported. Sofia Globe is saying the pilot is missing and presumed dead. More from Ruslan Trad: The Bulgarian defense minister announced that the fighter jet was alone, performing a task within the "Shabla 21" exercise, and fired at targets. The minister said he did not want to speculate and the Tactical Exercise with Combat Shooting "Shabla 21" has been suspended. |
| Posted by:badanov |
| #5 "Forget it Jake. Its |
| Posted by: magpie 2021-06-10 17:34 |
| #4 It's a Mafia Fucking Planet, they're just trying to blend in, capeche? |
| Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain 2021-06-10 09:04 |
| #3 no problem, Raj |
| Posted by: Frank G 2021-06-10 06:08 |
| #2 "Probably not my first comment on such". Sorry mods |
| Posted by: Raj 2021-06-10 00:34 |
| #1 My favorite local eatery is headed by Voss, great fucking guy who's from Sofia. Him and his wife both say 'it's a Mafia country'. Probably not my comment on such. |
| Posted by: Raj 2021-06-10 00:33 |