Posted on 09/25/2023 3:11:55 PM PDT by canuck_conservative
After the Ukrainian drone had apparently landed "safely" on the runway, officers from Russia's Air Force and its main intelligence service, the FSB, examined the device, RBC Ukraine reported on Monday.
"When the delegation tried to examine the 'trophy' UAV, there was a detonation," a Ukrainian source told RBC, which said "air regiment leaders" were among the casualties.
The outlet reported that among those killed or injured during the explosion were the commander of the 14th aviation regiment, one of his deputies, a group of aviation officers, an FSB officer, and other airfield personnel...
The Russian military blogger Boris Rozhin posted on Telegram that there had been "deaths" at the airfield after one of the drones that landed on the Khalino airfield "turned out to have had a 'surprise."...
"The Ukrainian Armed Forces have started to launch self-destructing drones," Baza reported.
Other drone attacks have reportedly targeted Kursk in the last couple of days, including a local Ministry of Internal Affairs building in the early hours of Monday morning, according to Ukrainian security sources quoted by RBC.
Ukrainian outlets reported that on the weekend, drones had struck Kursk's FSB building as well as an oil facility near the local airfield, prompting Mayor Igor Kutsak to cancel City Day celebrations...
(Excerpt) Read more at newsweek.com ...
Ghost of Kiev movie in theaters again?
First Officer: “What is it? It sure looks like a drone.”
Second Officer: “It flew like a drone.”
Third Officer: “It landed like a drone.
BAM!
“I guess it was a drone...”
Heeeeere kitty-kitty-kitty-kitty-kitty-kitty...
Very sneaky. Trojan Horse kind of deal. They need to sell Ivan guns that shoot backward too.
Sounds like some really stoopid people.
Curiosity killed the cat, and some Russian Air Force officials.
Well done Ukraine, these were officials at a military base; a real military target and not civilians in urban apartment buildings like Russia seems to prefer. But then again, Russia prefers terrorism or actual war under international rules of war.
LOL
When HMS Campbelltown crashed into the dry dock on the St. Nazaire raid, the large amount of explosives in her bow weren’t discovered. Lots of German troops/souvenir hunters were lost (as well as the dry dock) when it did go off.
How do you say propaganda in German?
Trojan Horse goes “BOOM!”
Propaganda.
Even if not true, it brought a smile to my face.
Then it occurred to me....maybe it was one of their own drones, and they don’t want to admit that it. That would point up the miserable quality of their own equipment.
Beat me to it.
what’s that got to do with Russians going kablooie?
nothing, as ususal
you’re getting desperate, guess Russia is still losing
—”“I guess it was a drone...””
They should suited up with tires like the Michelin Man while working at a Russian airport.
Aw, you're so cute. You're the type of chump who'll crack jokes while we're standing in line waiting to be executed.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.
