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Russia says it has evidence US Patriot missiles downed its military transport plane
Reuters ^ | February 1, 2024 | Guy Faulconbridge

Posted on 02/03/2024 1:24:23 PM PST by Navy Patriot

MOSCOW, Feb 1 (Reuters) - Russian investigators said on Thursday they had evidence showing that Ukraine's military shot down a Russian Il-76 military transport plane last week with U.S.-made Patriot surface-to-air missiles.

Among the fragments were serial numbers with English acronyms, including "CONFIDENTIAL classified by PATRIOT SECURITY CLASSIFICATION GUIDE DATED: 9/22/83 ADDENDUM DATED 11/28/83 8/8/84 CONTRACT NO/DAAH01-86C-A018'," the committee said in a statement.

"The fragments seized from the scene, according to their design features, geometric characteristics and available markings, are structural elements of the MIM-104A anti-aircraft guided missile of the Patriot complex of the United States, developed by Raytheon and Hughes corporations and manufactured by Raytheon," the committee said.

(Excerpt) Read more at reuters.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: ukraine
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Rooters is sad, 65 Uke Nazis won't be coming home.
1 posted on 02/03/2024 1:24:23 PM PST by Navy Patriot
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To: Navy Patriot
If Ukraine said they shot down the Russian plane, then I would believe the Russians shot down their own plane.

2 posted on 02/03/2024 1:26:46 PM PST by Right_Wing_Madman
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To: Navy Patriot

Murdered and bodies shoved in a pit to preserve the lie.


3 posted on 02/03/2024 1:29:37 PM PST by Chad C. Mulligan
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To: Navy Patriot

No pictures of 74 bodies all over the crash site? That’s abnormally decent of the Ruzzians not to display enemy corpses since they have no problem doing it on their network news every night.


4 posted on 02/03/2024 1:31:06 PM PST by MeganC (Ruzzians aren't people. )
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To: Navy Patriot

Guess who just arrived in Moscow.
Putin interview?

Hint: He’s a former Fox News host with the initials TC


5 posted on 02/03/2024 1:31:55 PM PST by janetjanet998 (Legacy media including youtube are the enemy of the people and must die)
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To: Navy Patriot

Hmmmm, what we have here is two great sources of nothingness: Russia and Reuters. ‘Twould be difficult to choose the least trustworthy, but we know it would be close.


6 posted on 02/03/2024 1:32:28 PM PST by Da Coyote
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To: MeganC

Unlike you, I do not watch the Russian network news.


7 posted on 02/03/2024 1:35:06 PM PST by Navy Patriot (Celebrate Decivilization)
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To: Navy Patriot

I’m feeling old. I didn’t realize the Patriot design dated to the 1960s.


8 posted on 02/03/2024 1:38:45 PM PST by PAR35
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To: Navy Patriot

Well we gave the Ukes Patriot missile systems. Why wouldn’t they use them to shoot stuff down? I am not clear on why Russia would get worked up over this.


9 posted on 02/03/2024 1:40:13 PM PST by Vermont Lt (Don’t vote for anyone over 70 years old. Get rid of the geriatric politicians.)
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To: Navy Patriot

If this was a prisoner exchange flight it would be squawking a specific code just like commercial flights and all would know who it is and not shoot it down. It would be a prearranged flight that both side were totally aware of and as coming from Russia to the Ukraine would have had specific orders that it was not a military threat. What happened?

1. Mechanical failure and let us blame it on the Ukraine.
2. Russian Air Defense or Ukraine Air Defense screwed up and shot it down.
3. A nefarious propaganda plot by Russia or the Ukraine.


10 posted on 02/03/2024 1:42:47 PM PST by cpdiii (cane cutter-deckhand-oilfield roughneck-drilling fluiids tech-geologist-pilot-instructor-pharmacist)
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To: Navy Patriot
The Ukrainians lie all the time. And so do their supporters.
The Russians lie all the time. And so do their supporters.

Pity that George Carlin is not still with us. What he said about our government is true of every government.


11 posted on 02/03/2024 1:45:51 PM PST by Leaning Right (The steal is real.)
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To: Navy Patriot

“Unlike you, I do not watch the Russian network news.”

I recommend watching foreign news. You get to hear things about America you’ll never hear in our media. There’s also much better coverage of world events.

You Tube has free news channels from all over the world. Often times there’s English translation available too.


12 posted on 02/03/2024 1:46:55 PM PST by MeganC (Ruzzians aren't people. )
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To: Chad C. Mulligan; MeganC
From the Rooters article:

A separate video from the Investigations Committee, which appeared to be taken at the crash site, showed officials putting what they said were body fragments into bags for evidence.

It showed tattooed skin and said that, checked against DNA and identity records Russian authorities hold of Ukrainian prisoners of war, the investigation proved that those killed were Ukrainian soldiers.

Russia said on Friday it had recovered Ukrainian identity documents and tattooed body parts from the crash site near the Ukrainian border.

Poor Meg and Chad, ya gotta figure out which way Rooters is Lying.

Someone rammed a Patriot up some Uke Nazis rears.

13 posted on 02/03/2024 1:47:43 PM PST by Navy Patriot (Celebrate Decivilization)
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To: Navy Patriot
What?!! The Ukies are using globohomo weaponry!!!???

The next thing you know these Russkies will be trying to tell us there’s gambling at Rick’s Cafe…

14 posted on 02/03/2024 1:47:51 PM PST by rhinohunter (Elections have consequences. Stolen elections have catastrophic consequences.)
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To: cpdiii

There’s video of this shoot down on the net. It was not mechanical failure.


15 posted on 02/03/2024 1:48:37 PM PST by MeganC (Ruzzians aren't people. )
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To: PAR35
I’m feeling old. I didn’t realize the Patriot design dated to the 1960s.

Needless to say the system has had a ton of upgrades since then. Like the B-52.

16 posted on 02/03/2024 1:53:24 PM PST by Chad C. Mulligan
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To: MeganC

Sorry, not interested in Foreigners honoring Nazis in their media.


17 posted on 02/03/2024 1:56:43 PM PST by Navy Patriot (Celebrate Decivilization)
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To: PAR35

You are not that old. The Patriot did not date to the 1960s.

That surface to air missile system (in the 1960s) would be the Hawk missile.


18 posted on 02/03/2024 1:57:59 PM PST by steve in DC
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To: janetjanet998

“Hint: He’s a former Fox News host with the initials TC”

NICE! It’s a shame that US TV Networks won’t interview Putin. It almost seems as though they’re afraid of how their viewers will react.

Anyway, Fox’s ‘brilliant’ move of kicking out Tucker and Twitter’s ‘brilliant’ move of blocking Babylon Bee has now opened a pathway for UNFILTERED NEWS to reach Americans, something that has to scare the hell out of the Leftists.


19 posted on 02/03/2024 1:58:43 PM PST by BobL (Trump gets my vote, even if I have to write him in; Millions of others will do the same)
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To: Right_Wing_Madman

True.

In war all sides use disinformation campaigns.


20 posted on 02/03/2024 1:59:30 PM PST by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; not averse to Going Bronson.)
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