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2023-06-01 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

Minus 8 aircraft per strike: footage of the consequences of a strike on the airfield of the Ukrainian Air Force in the Khmelnyts

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Posted by badanov 2023-06-01 00:00|| || Front Page|| [7 views ] Top

#1 They need a Chrome Dome type plan to keep their aircraft off the ground.

Do I need to say /sarc?

Posted by M. Murcek 2023-06-01 08:37|| 2023-06-01 08:37|| Front Page Top

#2 (Scratching my head) WTF? I looked at Google Earth. They have no NEW imagery of the airfield mentioned. I see the same images shown that supposedly shows the damage described.

Both sides lie through their rectal orifices repeatedly. I wonder if there's ANYWHERE one can get real information on what's happening. Even ISW, which is the best source I've found, can't be 100% trusted.

Posted by Old Patriot 2023-06-01 13:38|| 2023-06-01 13:38|| Front Page Top

#3 Thank you for weighing in, Old Patriot. One wonders where the images on Telegram came from...

Posted by trailing wife 2023-06-01 19:25|| 2023-06-01 19:25|| Front Page Top

#4 Interesting, OP. I agree that between the cheer-leading, the 'marketing' and outright lying, it is all quite maddening.
I can find the airport on my desktop Google Earth and see the 'after' picture.
Coordinates are: 49°44'25.44"N, 27°16'28.44"E

Image copyright is 2023 Maxar Technologies. Turning on View->Historical Imagery and scrolling back to the previous image shows the 'before' picture.

Maxar Technologies appears to be in the satellite and information services biz. No idea about Google Earth's update policies. They used to blur out military and strategic places, but maybe with an active war on, things have changed.

Posted by SteveS 2023-06-01 20:57|| 2023-06-01 20:57|| Front Page Top

#5 The great number of damaged aircraft near the destroyed hangar are MiG-29s, not MiG-24s.

Posted by badanov 2023-06-01 21:02|| 2023-06-01 21:02|| Front Page Top

#6 The Ukrainians lie more than Joe Biden, or at least as much. The [Western] media plays along, naturally. Ghost of Kiev. Shots of Zelenskyy in military garb from an exercise from before the Russian special military operation. And the best one--Ukraine is winning.

Posted by DooDahMan 2023-06-01 21:49|| 2023-06-01 21:49|| Front Page Top

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