Biggus---this came up on a Ukrainian blog I watch as the writer was a former Ukrainian officer who had served in Iraq.
Interesting comment about the height of the SU25s when hit which is above normal MANPAD ranges.
The bad news:
1. Two ATO forces’ airplanes were shot down today–the fighter jets were coming back to a base after successfully completing a special mission. There is currently no information about the fate of the pilots yet–let’s hope that they are alive.
But it is known that the jets were shot down at an altitude of 5200 meters [17,060 ft]. Man-portable air defense systems (MANPADS) do not shoot at this height, including the latest Russian 9K333 “Verba,” which had previously been seen in the possession of the insurgents.
Rashisty [Russian fascists] just bend over backwards to prove that the downed “Boeing” is their handiwork. Rather than go into hiding after the disaster, like cockroaches into their cracks, they demonstrate in every way that they bring down everything they see in the Donbas sky, and at any altitude at that.
Reference the Verba MANPAD:
http://www.armamentresearch.com/9k33...sian-military/
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