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© Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.Russian warplane crashes into Sea of Azov city, killing 4; suicide drones hit Kyiv
By SABRA AYRES, HANNA ARHIROVA and INNA VARENYTSIA MOSCOW/KYIV©2025 GPlusMedia Inc.
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Nemo
There’s something fishy here. The entire point of a twin engine plane is redundancy. If one engine fails, the plane can still fly. It might fly like an ox doing ballet but it should still fly.
Perhaps it’s combat load exceeded the max takeoff weight? Perhaps both engines failed (because the Russians cannot take care of their engines?)
Whew, good thing the pilots ejected! It would have been a shame if they’d stayed at the controls to direct their aircraft away from buildings and the innocent……
Russian bravery in action.
Cricky
Iranian-made drones have been used elsewhere in Ukraine in recent weeks against urban centers and infrastructure, including power stations.
vengence weapons, Vladimir 3s or Simply V3s. Sounds like history repeating.
2020hindsights
Translation: we're running out of missiles. They are looking to buy some from Iran.
Ah_so
The German fascist regime used kamikaze drones to attack London in WW2. They lost that war, and the fascist war criminal in the Kremlin will lose this one too.
wallace
The German Nazis fired U2 rockets at London, not drones.
Yrral
Wallace,these drone have somekind of GPS guidance system , resident say the drone circle around,it obviously they had some kind of guidance system instead of dead reckoning,no inertial guidance munitions can do that Google Dead Reckoning Vs GPS Guidance
TokyoLiving
Really????!!!..
Germany in WWII used V1 flying bomb and V2 rocket missiles...
Not drones !!..
OMG facepalm !!.. LOL !!..
stormcrow
It's just like what Hitler and the Nazis launched at Britain during WWII with the V-1 rockets, which the Brits called Buzz Bombs. The Buzz Bombs had the opposite effect, however, so instead of terrorizing the British people they became more stubborn and resolute in fighting the Nazis.
Shame on Putin!
Numan
If the plane was shot down by the UA, would Russian media honestly report it?
Probably not. They need to give the impression that momentum of the conflict is going in Russia's favor especially since they started this new offensive.
Remember, Russia's only recent success has been against unarmed civilians with drones. Any real direct conflict with the UA has been an utter failure for Russia.
Ukraine needs to take Crimea ASAP!
JeffLee
Pilots are supposed to point their aircraft away from residential areas and toward fields, forests, etc., like the Concorde pilot did, during catastrophic incidents, especially when they're got time to bail out.
A possible sign of the Russian military's incompetence and lack of moral code.
noriahojanen
I assume that the local aircraft maintenance is having troubles due to sanctions. They are short of key parts and equipment. The same problem may be true for vehicles and transportation systems. Were I in Russia now, I would try to avoid taking flight.
Yrral
Numan,what war has the US won lately,and that your answer of Ukrainain taking Crimea
Haaa Nemui
Not sure it matters so much. They either look weak, or they look incompetent.
JTC
Look, we all don't have enough information to hand to pass judgement, other than the fact that this "War" is unjust and should end immediately.
JOEE (dot) jp
Chilling report. Fewer Ukrainian children showed up last night for my JOEE English lesson with puppets and songs. This attack may be the reason. Last week, one of the Ukrainian moderators at Smart Osvita and her young daughter could not join because they had to shelter underground at the time of the lesson. My heart is heavy for the children under attack and living with terror in this part of the word. -- Ruth, Dir. of JOEE.jp
Here is the link to the Smart Osvita NPO website that offers free lessons to kids in Ukraine: https://smart-osvita.org They are always looking for teachers to donate their time.
Nemo
Hahaha. The odds of N. Korea finding Tokyo much less flying there successfully are about the same as it hosting the Olympics.
Haaa Nemui
not sure why you keep using coordinates like this. Is it an effort to look intelligent?
Peter14
More senseless deaths and destruction in the name of Putin and his terrorist supporters.
Iran will soon be hit with sanctions for helping Russia kill Ukraine civilians with their drones.
The worlds terrorist organizations will now line up to purchase battle tested $20,000 drones from Iran, for use against whoever their enemies are. Price's will rise to allow Iran to reap enormous profits. The trade in death and murder has been boosted thanks to Russia.
The world risks falling again into a spiral of conflict that has the potential this time to destroy civilization as we know it. Thank you Russia for putting all of us in danger.
Russian planes reputation have taken a beating for lack of reliability, but it hardly surprises anyone.
Russia is now a synonym for treachery, terrorism, and unreliability. What a legacy Putin has made for his people and country.
Seapig
So the Russians are now confirming that they are guilty of war crimes and that they purposely targeted apartments and other civilian infrastructure.
But, given their record of actually hitting an intended target, it’s hard to say what their thinking. In either case it is either a war crime or gross incompetence, these seem to be the only things that the Russian forces certain excel.
Desert Tortoise
Nothing fishy. If it was a simple engine failure the plane could likely have landed safely, but it has been reported there was an engine fire. Most complex aircraft have some sort of engine fire extinguishing system but depending on the damage they may not be 100% effective. You can see from the photo the pilot barely got out before the plane crashed.
Yrral
Ukrainain have gotten 18 billion in Aid, Russian has cost 380 billion in damages,A 20 to 1 economy impact,if Russia destroy their commercial airport in Kiev,they will never recover,they will have to move from Kiev,even Yemen got commercial air service Google Yemen Airport Open
Desert Tortoise
Former military pilot speaking. Have you ever been in the cockpit of an aircraft that is trying to kill you? By the accounts of other press sources the aircraft had an engine fire and we simply do not know if the flight controls were also damaged. You can see the parachute of one of the flight crew that bailed out. It looks to me like the pilot stayed with it as long as he or she dared. Look, I don't like the Russians at all, but ages ago I did have the opportunity to work side by side with Russian pilots and they are competent.
Desert Tortoise
Please find a map showing the place this mishap occurred at. It is far beyond the range of any air defense missile that could be launched from Ukraine territory of from a Ukrainian combat jet.
Yrral
I already transition into 2023 , leaving all lost cause behind me in 2022,especially this war in Ukraine,see in 2023
ok1517
Russia is a terrorist (not sponsoring) state. FACT!
Using the same methods those German Nazis used years ago - terrorizing, hurting, and killing civilians with their V1 - V2 like UAVs.
Destroying civilian infrastructure (if they can) - but hey won't be able to win! Ukraine will prevail!