• Ukraine downed a Russian Su-34 fighter jet over Kursk amid an ongoing territorial push.
  • The Su-34, worth around $36 million, is Russia’s most efficient fighter bomber with advanced tech.
  • Ukraine has previously held long kill streaks with Russian Su-34s.
  • prettybunnys
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    3 months ago

    For what it’s worth the west had a history of helping in these events, we did fuck all for them really when the Soviet Union broke apart.

    It wasn’t our job, but it woulda gone a LONG fucking way to bettering relations.

    I could see feeling bitter we didn’t help but to take it as far as blaming us for their woes is just classic “it’s their fault” mentality.

    Look at Japan and Germany as examples of how it may have played out.

    • Gsus4@mander.xyz
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      3 months ago

      But Japan and Germany were occupied, the US had skin in the game, influence over russia was more hands-off.