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2022-05-17 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

In first, Russian military said to fire S-300 missiles at Israeli jets over Syria

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Posted by trailing wife 2022-05-17 00:00|| || Front Page|| [14 views ] Top

#1 were responding to an Israeli strike over Syrian airspace. Russia has blamed Israel for the incident, which killed 15 Russian crew members.

Wait. What? Syrians fire a missile that downs a Russian plane and Russia blames Israel? Is everyone in Russia a whiny bully?

Posted by Rob Crawford 2022-05-17 08:04|| 2022-05-17 08:04|| Front Page Top

#2 yes it was whiny

Per reports, the Israeli jet positioned itself so that a Russian plane was between the S-300 battery and the Israeli jet. The S-300 radar, operated by Syrians, locked onto the Russian plane by mistake.

Posted by Lord Garth 2022-05-17 08:09|| 2022-05-17 08:09|| Front Page Top

#3 The Israeli pilot should get credit for the kill. It was an own-goal but skillfully done.

Posted by Super Hose 2022-05-17 12:31|| 2022-05-17 12:31|| Front Page Top

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