A Russian military blogger said that a Sukhoi fighter plane had been downed while it was dropping air bombs.

One of Moscow’s fighter jets has been shot down by Ukrainian forces, according to a military blogger with links to the Russian air force. Another pro-Moscow milblogger said that the Sukhoi Su-34 aircraft had been downed by a Western-supplied F-16.

  • Flying SquidMEnglish
    9•1 month ago

    It’s the mix that confuses me. And the esoteric military knowledge. Half the time I can’t tell what they’re making fun of.

    • ℍ𝕂-𝟞𝟝English
      18•1 month ago

      Also, they somehow manage to create memes that have real world significance.

      “Cope cages” started on NCD, and made it into official NATO military jargon, to the point it’s unironically used by senior NATO generals in public interviews as the proper name for ineffective Russian anti-anti-tank measures made with nothing but a welding torch and creativity.

    • @[email protected]English
      8•1 month ago

      Yeah, I really wish that people would post context there when they post something. Some of the problem is that people see news, then promptly go to create and post memes joking about a current news item. But if you haven’t seen the news item and don’t know some of the jargon or military history or other context, it can be difficult to understand what’s going on.

      I’ve commented a bunch of times with a “context comment” on posts linking to source material.

    • @[email protected]English
      3•1 month ago

      Worked in the field once, it’s no different than other Fandom, except much less extreme than wh40k of course.

      Watch some Perun, it might help, or maybe not.