Russia has liberated Syria from ISIS.

[Annushka]

Do you guys still doubt that the Soviet school of fighter pilots is the best in the world?! 

[Ste]

Do you guys still doubt that the Soviet school of fighter pilots is the best in the world?! 

The RAF no doubt, gave the Germans their first bloody nose in 1940 during WW2 and no finer display team than the Red Arrows now...


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[AvHdB]

Here is Annushka's song, 'Officer' live from the Kremlin.

Interesting to see V. Putin in the front row.

[TomT]

Do you guys still doubt that the Soviet school of fighter pilots is the best in the world?! 

A discussion about Soviet pilots would be incomplete without mentioning the "night witches," as the Germans called them.

Those girls would fly slow, obsolete, unarmored aircraft in the dark of night without navigation equipment or parachutes. They were hated and feared by the Nazis because they were relentless and unstoppable. They would ignore anti-aircraft fire, engage in dogfights with technologically superior German aircraft and would even ram them in the air as a last resort. Despite the movies that were made about them, most Westerners have never heard of them.

[Annushka]

This is our Svetlana Kapanina.

Aerobatics.

[TomT]

Damn!

[Annushka]

Svetlana Kapanina. All rewards in one cabinet do not fit.

[Annushka]

Next to Svetlana in the photo Nikolai Anisimov. He's Maestro. His song "I'm a Pilot" I used in my video.

[Tc]

Tom cat here,

just making a couple posts until I can pm Manny to get my  login info. My phone died, and having a  bugger of  a time  retrieving all my  info.

ISIS may have lost a large percentage of it's territory,  but Russia had a  big  role in making that happen.

https://www.google.com/amp/www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/12/26/isis-has-lost-98-percent-its-territory-mostly-since-trump-took-office-officials-say.amp.html

[Tom Cat]

If true, Russia had one of it's biggest losses since it arrived in Syria.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/world/2018/jan/03/syria-russia-planes-rebel-shelling

[leslied]

Yet moe fake news...

Here is a report from Hurriyet which is likely closer to the truth -

http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/two-russian-servicemen-killed-in-syria-mortar-attack-125252

[Ste]

EDIT: Wrong thread..

[Lord of the Dance]

This is our Svetlana Kapanina.

Aerobatics.

How did I miss this bit of awesomeness when originally posted? Now THAT is what I'm talking about! Thanks for sharing Annushka.

[Lord of the Dance]

Svetlana Kapanina. All rewards in one cabinet do not fit.

I'll probably never be so lucky, but that's the type of woman I'm after. Awards or not, I hold female aviators in high regard. Thanks again for sharing Annushka, now I'm going to further research Svetlana Kapanina. 

[andrewfi]

Yet moe fake news...

Here is a report from Hurriyet which is likely closer to the truth -

http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/two-russian-servicemen-killed-in-syria-mortar-attack-125252

The scale seems more realistic, more believable, for sure.

[rosco]

Yet moe fake news...

Here is a report from Hurriyet which is likely closer to the truth -

http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/two-russian-servicemen-killed-in-syria-mortar-attack-125252

The scale seems more realistic, more believable, for sure.

The Guardian was only giving the Guardinista’s what they wanted to hear.

[andrewfi]

There does seem to be some 'confusion' here. Pics have been shown that definitely did not come from the attack site. The Russians tend, these days, to be pretty open about such matters and they say that the Komersant story is exaggerated.

It does seem that the attack was not just a mortar attack though and that incoming rockets were successfully intercepted with a single incoming missile not downed but landing outside the base.

And, yes, it does suit the agenda of some media outlets to big up the story - any bad news about Russia being good news and all that.

As a final note: the Colonel Cassad site claims that there was some damage to some planes and that site is not known for being a nest of liars sharing unfounded reports.

[Annushka]

Svetlana Kapanina. All rewards in one cabinet do not fit.

I'll probably never be so lucky, but that's the type of woman I'm after. Awards or not, I hold female aviators in high regard. Thanks again for sharing Annushka, now I'm going to further research Svetlana Kapanina. 

Please always refer to the original sources.
This site is Svetlana Kapanina:

http://www.kapanina.com/

This is Svetlana Kapanina's account in Youtube:

https://www.youtube.com/user/kapaninasvetlana

The pilots do not die. They just go into the sky. In the memory of those who did not return. Dedicate.

[Tom Cat]

Now where would militants be getting these  drones?

Russian army repels attack by 13 militant drones on its Syrian compounds - MoD

https://www.rt.com/news/415276-syria-russian-military-repelled-attacks/amp/

[Donhollio]

No discussion on Russia bombing civilians, killing children and supporting Assad and his chemical attacks?
 Really not surprised, being that this us the new RUA.

[Wiz]

No discussion on Russia bombing civilians, killing children and supporting Assad and his chemical attacks?
 Really not surprised, being that this us the new RUA.

On same circumstances.... the American call it "Collateral damages" have you forgotten!

[Markje]

No discussion on Russia bombing civilians, killing children and supporting Assad and his chemical attacks?
 Really not surprised, being that this us the new RUA.

Just like there is no discussion of the USA bombing civilians, killing children and bombing hospitals (2ce the same hospital even!).

[Tom Cat]

Another gas attack?

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-43686157

[AvHdB]

Another gas attack?

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-43686157

There are a couple tweets from DT indicating Russia is to blame for allowing this to happen.

Oddly enough not picked up by US news as it does not fit the scenario that Donald Dump is in bed with Vladimir Hulio. The reality is yet again it is civilians that have to 'pay' the price.

[dcguyusa]

Russia has abandoned its centuries-long aspirations of integrating into the West

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2018/04/09/kremlin-aide-russias-centuries-long-romance-with-west-over.html

You mean Russia has been trying to integrate with the west since the Bolshevik Revolution?   
Then why were you putting up the Iron Curtain, Bamboo Curtain, Berlin wall?
Now you expect to become more isolated than in the early 20th century?