Putin has been extremely busy invading sovereign countries air space

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8. No a "friendly" would not have been shot down

Because the IFF Transponder would've responded with the current friendly code.

Back when George I declared a "no fly" zone in Northern Iraq to protect the Kurds from Saddam's chopper attacks a UN chopper full of high level people was shot down. The explanation is the IFF did not respond with the new safe code.

Last report I read 1 pilot was rescued by Russian forces from Turkman fighters operating in Serbia. The other was killed by the same group. Not to give them a break, but since this group was the target of the Russian bombs I can see that as elevating their anger. These things happen in war.

Considering that we would not allow the guerrillas the protections of the Geneva Convention it seems moot to even bring that up.