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Title: The Ghost of Kyiv
Post by: Shrike on February 24, 2022, 10:54:39 PM
There is an internet rumor of a Ukrainian Mig-29 pilot with up to 6 kills.  Has anyone seen any credible stories to back up this rumor?
Title: Re: The Ghost of Kyiv
Post by: Devil 505 on February 24, 2022, 11:04:55 PM
I'm just hearing rumors of this also. I'm thinking it's stretching the truth, but not sure how far. Super badarse if true.
Title: Re: The Ghost of Kyiv
Post by: Rocco on February 24, 2022, 11:32:01 PM
There's some vids of Russian helos on the ground. A couple ka-50s and hinds? all shot up. And some transports too. It could be possible but a lot of unverified stuff coming out of there right now. Haven't heard anything about Russian fighters shot down but who knows.
Title: Re: The Ghost of Kyiv
Post by: CptTrips on February 25, 2022, 12:17:30 AM
There is an internet rumor of a Ukrainian Mig-29 pilot with up to 6 kills.  Has anyone seen any credible stories to back up this rumor?


I hear he was born in a mental institution and only sleeps one hour a night.

:cool:
Title: Re: The Ghost of Kyiv
Post by: JimmyD3 on February 25, 2022, 12:41:55 AM

I hear he was born in a mental institution and only sleeps one hour a night.

:cool:

Where you live in DFW?? I'm here in Garland.
Title: Re: The Ghost of Kyiv
Post by: CptTrips on February 25, 2022, 01:06:40 AM
Where you live in DFW?? I'm here in Garland.

Coppell
Title: Re: The Ghost of Kyiv
Post by: RichardDarkwood on February 25, 2022, 03:30:41 AM
There is an internet rumor of a Ukrainian Mig-29 pilot with up to 6 kills.  Has anyone seen any credible stories to back up this rumor?

It's a Mig-29


Fah Get about it
Title: Re: The Ghost of Kyiv
Post by: Tec on February 25, 2022, 04:42:40 AM
Deleted because I'm dumb.   :ahand
Title: Re: The Ghost of Kyiv
Post by: DmonSlyr on February 25, 2022, 06:22:17 AM
Hard to believe until proven, being in a jet fighter like that. They are looking for anyway they can to make it seem like Ukraine is putting up the good fight. That's basically all I've been hearing is how strongly they are fighting back. Hard to say though.
Title: Re: The Ghost of Kyiv
Post by: JimmyD3 on February 25, 2022, 09:23:01 AM
Coppell

We'll have to get together for coffee one of these days, sir.
Title: Re: The Ghost of Kyiv
Post by: Shrike on February 25, 2022, 09:29:33 AM
Either way that ghost (true or not) needs a lot more victories than 6.  Sounds like the Russians are having there way for the most part. 

<-Bridgeport, Tx.
Title: Re: The Ghost of Kyiv
Post by: Eagler on February 25, 2022, 10:27:14 AM
My guess its just propaganda..

What else do they have

Prayers for minimum causalities

Eagler
Title: Re: The Ghost of Kyiv
Post by: ghi on February 25, 2022, 01:23:03 PM
 dogfight recently uploaded on Twitter ; real or game ? :headscratch:
https://twitter.com/i/status/1497280457922121728
Title: Re: The Ghost of Kyiv
Post by: Spikes on February 25, 2022, 01:29:16 PM
Everything points to it being DCS
Title: Re: The Ghost of Kyiv
Post by: Rocco on February 25, 2022, 01:31:09 PM
dogfight recently uploaded on Twitter ; real or game ? :headscratch:
https://twitter.com/i/status/1497280457922121728

I dunno, looks fake to me.
Title: Re: The Ghost of Kyiv
Post by: Shuffler on February 25, 2022, 03:49:21 PM
Everything points to it being DCS

On the first video upload it says DCS..........
Title: Re: The Ghost of Kyiv
Post by: Rocco on February 25, 2022, 04:02:01 PM
Eagle Dynamics released a statement on discord asking ppl to stop using DCS to create fake Ukraine videos. Must be quite a few out there.
Title: Re: The Ghost of Kyiv
Post by: Busher on February 25, 2022, 04:29:48 PM
Seems to me that Russia is heading for another fiasco like their occupation of Afghanistan from 1979 to 1989. Mujahideen insurgents throughout that country made life for the occupying Russians a living hell.
I have little doubt that a Ukrainian resistance will be even more devastating to their invaders... and the insurgents' appearance doesn't set them apart from their occupiers.
Title: Re: The Ghost of Kyiv
Post by: Spikes on February 25, 2022, 04:56:54 PM
On the first video upload it says DCS..........
I am simply answering the question. No idea what you are referring to.
Title: Re: The Ghost of Kyiv
Post by: Nefarious on February 25, 2022, 05:54:19 PM
Seems to me that Russia is heading for another fiasco like their occupation of Afghanistan from 1979 to 1989. Mujahideen insurgents throughout that country made life for the occupying Russians a living hell.
I have little doubt that a Ukrainian resistance will be even more devastating to their invaders... and the insurgents' appearance doesn't set them apart from their occupiers.

There are big differences between Afghanistan and Ukraine.

The Soviets in Afghanistan and later the US and it's allies, might as well have been aliens from different planets.

Ukraine, while having very good reasons to hate Russia going back at least 100 years or more are more like each other and share ancestry and customs.

I believe they will have less will to resist, but I guess time will tell.
Title: Re: The Ghost of Kyiv
Post by: KgB on February 25, 2022, 10:57:41 PM
There are big differences between Afghanistan and Ukraine.

The Soviets in Afghanistan and later the US and it's allies, might as well have been aliens from different planets.

Ukraine, while having very good reasons to hate Russia going back at least 100 years or more are more like each other and share ancestry and customs.

I believe they will have less will to resist, but I guess time will tell.
They have plenty reasons to love USSR.
Everything modern Ukraine is, they owe to Lenin and Stalin.
Adding to Ukrainan Republic-Eastern Poland, Crimea, Part of Prussia and Western part of Russia where the fight is and for today:) I imagine Ghost of Kiev is over Kiev, which is almost 900 kilometers to disputed territory WHERE THE FIGHT IS. Nobody is bombing or attacking Kiev. Jesus Christ i thought AH players would at least look at the map.
Title: Re: The Ghost of Kyiv
Post by: Rocco on February 25, 2022, 11:34:31 PM
They have plenty reasons to love USSR.
Everything modern Ukraine is, they owe to Lenin and Stalin.
Adding to Ukrainan Republic-Eastern Poland, Crimea, Part of Prussia and Western part of Russia where the fight is and for today:) I imagine Ghost of Kiev is over Kiev, which is almost 900 kilometers to disputed territory WHERE THE FIGHT IS. Nobody is bombing or attacking Kiev. Jesus Christ i thought AH players would at least look at the map.

Dude Kyiv is literally under siege and there is fighting in the streets right now. Russian paratroopers dropped into and took control of the airport day 1. The reg army came in by ground from Belarus, about 100km from Kyiv.
Title: Re: The Ghost of Kyiv
Post by: Busher on February 25, 2022, 11:38:25 PM
Clearly neither of you two posters know many Ukrainians. They spent far too many years under the USSR boot and emerged a successful demonstration of a people seeking democracy. 
Kyiv is under attack and despite being out-manned and out-gunned, Ukrainians are bravely fighting their invaders; and I'll wager they will continue to do so even if, or more like when their country falls.
Title: Re: The Ghost of Kyiv
Post by: guncrasher on February 25, 2022, 11:46:22 PM
russians by the hundreds are being arrested for protesting the ucraine invasion.  heard rumors of Russians incineration trucks to hide the truth about how many Russians got killed.  i havent gotten a firm confirmation on that.


semp
Title: Re: The Ghost of Kyiv
Post by: RotBaron on February 26, 2022, 01:03:08 AM
russians by the hundreds are being arrested for protesting the ucraine invasion.  heard rumors of Russians incineration trucks to hide the truth about how many Russians got killed.  i havent gotten a firm confirmation on that.


semp

And?

Protests in an authoritarian society don’t tend to last long.