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Re: Russian Invasion of Ukraine[In Progress]
by
DaRude
on 28/10/2022, 04:54:27 UTC
⭐ Merited by Branko (1)
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You know you have superiority complex, maybe even fascist inclination, when you only
value western media, one that brought us Ghost of Kiev and other such garbage

The only place I've heard of the Ghost of Kiev was this thread, and I think it was you who posted about it. So I think your understanding of "Western media" and how people use it is severely skewed.


Haha playing dumb yet again? Perhaps you should read up on the news first before commenting, i cannot find a mass media outlet that did NOT cover the Ghost of Kyiv. Playing selective ignorance doesn't suit you well at all

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"Ghost of Kyiv": the MiG-29 pilot won 6 aerial victories over the occupier in 30 hours
https://www.5.ua/ukrayina/pryvyd-kyieva-pilot-mih-29-za-30-hodyn-zdobuv-6-povitrianykh-peremoh-nad-okupantom-269346.html

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Ukraine posts photo of so-called ‘Ghost of Kyiv’ with death threat for Russian troops
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/ghost-of-kyiv-ukraine-russia-photo-b2034475.html

Does anyone know this Poroshenko guy? think he was a previous UA president or something?
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The photo shows a MiG-29 pilot. The same "Ghost of Kyiv".
He causes terror in enemies and pride in Ukrainians 🇺🇦
He has 6 victories over Russian pilots!
With such powerful defenders, Ukraine will definitely win!
https://twitter.com/poroshenko/status/1497293195763408905

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Who is the ‘Ghost of Kyiv’? Story of Ukrainian ace pilot goes viral
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According to one widely circulated post, the Ghost of Kyiv supposedly shot down four Russian fighter jets — two Su-35 Flankers, one Su-27 Flanker and one MiG-29 Fulcrum — as well as two ground-attack aircraft, so-called Su-25 Frogfoots.
https://nypost.com/2022/02/25/who-is-the-ghost-of-kyiv-story-of-ukrainian-ace-pilot-goes-viral/

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Meet Ukraine’s Ghost of Kyiv who is ‘coming for Russia’s soul’
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/meet-the-ghost-of-kyiv-coming-for-russias-soul-0s9gn9t89

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The Ghost of Kyiv, Ukraine's urban legend of a hero ace pilot
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Twitter is going wild with the alleged appearance of an unlikely Ukrainian jet pilot who has already downed a confirmed 6 Russian enemy aircrafts.
https://www.marca.com/en/lifestyle/world-news/2022/02/25/621851ddca4741a0458b4652.html

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Who is the 'Ghost of Kyiv'? Tale of Ukrainian fighter pilot trends on social media
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KYIV, Ukraine - Social media is buzzing about unconfirmed claims that a single fighter pilot — dubbed the "Ghost of Kyiv" — took down six Russian jets.
https://www.fox2detroit.com/news/ghost-of-kyiv-tale-of-ukrainian-fighter-pilot-trends-social-media

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How Ukraine's 'Ghost of Kyiv' legendary pilot was born
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-61285833

Let's see what official Air Force Command of UA Armed Forces says about this
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❗️ Hero of Ukraine Stepan Tarabalka is NOT the "Ghost of Kyiv" and he did NOT shoot down 40 planes.

On March 13, 2022, Major Stepan Tarabalka died heroically in an aerial battle with the superior forces of the Russian invaders. Here is information about him on our official page: https://www.facebook.com/kpszsu/posts/339462291555059.

The ghost of Kyiv is a superhero-legend, whose figure was created by Ukrainians! It is rather a collective image of the pilots of the 40th brigade of tactical aviation of the Air Force, who protect the sky of the capital. Which suddenly appear where they are not expected!
https://www.facebook.com/kpszsu/posts/363834939117794

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The ‘Ghost of Kyiv’ Is a Myth, Ukraine Acknowledges
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/01/world/europe/ghost-kyiv-ukraine-myth.html



Don't blow up the dam? But Russia is adding reinforcements to Kherson down the dam and without the dam Crimea would loose its fresh water access. And you know how Russia likes to blow up their gas pipes and shell their nuclear plants, not sure if they can just hold back from blowing up the dam that helps them so much?

Compelling arguments but I still think that blowing up the dam is a bad idea.

Losing when it might be losing, you could've just said that it's inconceivable to you.  

Losing is unlikely with the way things stand now. "(In)conceivable" tends to be a weasel word in this context but I can understand why you would use it.

Would be a great answer if my question was how likely it was for Ukraine to lose, only it wasn't and you're once again hilariously trying to weasel out of the question by forming another straw man, your attempts at deceptions entertain me