Posted on 05/04/2014 12:08:38 PM PDT by Strategy
Simferopol (Undefined) (AFP) - Several dozen Russian planes including what appeared to be strategic bombers and fighter jets have been spotted in the sky above the Moscow-controlled peninsula of Crimea, witnesses and experts said.
According to Russian media, President Vladimir Putin is poised to visit Crimea on Friday after overseeing the main military parade on Red Square when Russia celebrates its victory over Nazi Germany in World War II.
A local aviation expert told AFP on Sunday that he had sighted a number of planes over the peninsula's main city of Simferopol on Saturday, including supersonic heavy strategic bombers and heavy military transport aircraft.
The expert, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said he had also seen refuelling tankers and MiG-29 jets.
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I will say, I thought that sequence was one of the best parts of those movies.
Putin is spiking the football.
Yes, and he is pissing off basically all of non-Russian E. Europe with all this Russian nationalist goose stepping. He’s got a big war on his hands if the Ukrainians decide to die with their boots on.
I think so too. Even if they only use civil disobedience, he’ll have a big problem.
Rotflol...good one.
The battle for Russian air superiority over Ukraine has begun.
NATO: [crickets]
Thats a keeper!
LOL. Obasauron. Sounds exact.
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