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They were 'joint' because the Ukraine used a test range in Crimea that belongs to Russian Black Sea fleet based in Sevastopol. All launches were authorized by U
by protomolecule 2y ago
They were 'joint' because the Ukraine used a test range in Crimea that belongs to Russian Black Sea fleet based in Sevastopol. All launches were authorized by Ukrainians, Russians fired a single short-range missile and that's it. But, yeah, let's call it joint Russian-Ukrainian to shift the blame towards Russians.
You can read the details here using google translate if you like: https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Катастрофа_Ту-154_над_Чёрным_морем#Военные_учения_4_октября_2001_года https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Катастрофа_Ту-154_над_Чёрным_м...
- ponector 2y agoRussian generals, Russian troops taking participation in exercise. Russians firing a rocket. Exercise located at Russian shooting range. And yet you wrote it was not a joint exercise. Russia Today can be proud of you, comrade!
- protomolecule 2y agoWas the Iraq war a joint war of the US and Ukraine against Iraq? [0] If you say it was, then okay, the exercise was joint too. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukrainian_involvement_in_the_Iraq_War https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukrainian_involvement_in_the_I...
- oldgradstudent 2y ago> But, yeah, let's call it joint Russian-Ukrainian to shift the blame towards Russians. No, I mentioned it because a joint Russian-Ukrainian exercise is unthinkable now.
- protomolecule 2y agoMy apologies then.