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pecosbob

(8,492 posts) Wed Feb 14, 2024, 05:46 PM Feb 2024

59 Russian aircraft stolen...some ended up in Ukrainian hands.

The FSB has opened two criminal cases regarding the illegal transfer abroad of 59 helicopters and an IL-76 aircraft.

https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/02/12/russias-aviation-body-allegedly-allowed-aircraft-export-to-ukraine-izvestia-a84047

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59 Russian aircraft stolen...some ended up in Ukrainian hands. (Original Post) pecosbob Feb 2024 OP

Never leave a running vehicle unattended. Kid Berwyn Feb 2024 #1

WOW......................... Lovie777 Feb 2024 #2

No Russian corruption ever really surprises me Warpy Feb 2024 #3

... Stinky The Clown Feb 2024 #4

Psst! Hey buddy, need a military chopper? No, not a machine gun! A Helicopter! Good prices! Wonder Why Feb 2024 #5

Kid Berwyn

(25,090 posts)

1. Never leave a running vehicle unattended.

Reply to pecosbob (Original post)

Wed Feb 14, 2024, 05:57 PM

Feb 2024

Always lock your vehicle.

And never leave your valuables inside where they are visible to passers-by.

Park in a well-lit area...

Lovie777

(23,732 posts)

2. WOW.........................

Reply to pecosbob (Original post)

Wed Feb 14, 2024, 06:02 PM

Feb 2024

Warpy

(114,669 posts)

3. No Russian corruption ever really surprises me

Reply to pecosbob (Original post)

Wed Feb 14, 2024, 09:43 PM

Feb 2024

Some might have been ripped off by oligarchs living outside the country, some might have been sold to former Soviet Bloc countres that still had parts for them.

Good luck to the FSB on getting more than a "Yeah, so?" out of whoever made them go missing.

Stinky The Clown

(68,964 posts)

4. ...

Reply to pecosbob (Original post)

Wed Feb 14, 2024, 09:54 PM

Feb 2024

Wonder Why

(7,232 posts)

5. Psst! Hey buddy, need a military chopper? No, not a machine gun! A Helicopter! Good prices!

Reply to pecosbob (Original post)

Wed Feb 14, 2024, 10:29 PM

Feb 2024

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