In an incredible feat of airmanship and planning, a pair of Ukrainian Mi-24 attack helicopters slipped across the border with Russia on Friday night and lobbed 25-pound unguided rockets at a fuel depot in Belgorod, igniting a blaze that burned through the morning.
  • mekhos
    62·
    3 years ago

    Some sources (Guardian) show Ukraine denies involvement, I wonder if this could be the beginnings of Russians activity against Putins invasion.

    • JulianusOP
      53·
      3 years ago

      Ukraine continues to thinly deny, but the US confirmed today it was the Ukrainians.

      • ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆
        102·
        3 years ago

        Likely indicating that there are now factions in Ukraine working towards cross purposes. Presumably Zelensky’s faction wants negotiations to succeed while the more extreme factions are trying to sabotage him.

      • mekhos
        31·
        3 years ago

        Heh, yes “thinly deny” seems appropriate. I suppose they prefer a bit of confusion in the air.

    • basiliscos
      1·
      3 years ago

      Shouldn’t it declare war first or operation on the foreign territory?

        • JulianusOP
          3·
          3 years ago

          The relations between nations are closer to anarchy than anything “international law” would imply. Nations declare war or fantastically a war on some idea (“terror”) or never declare as they see fit. It’s mostly for internal consumption, these days. But time and again, we see might makes right.