Battle of Palmyra. Last words...

[GScholz]

"I cant command, I am surrounded, they are outside, I don’t want them to take me and parade me, conduct the airstrike, they will make a mockery of me and this uniform. I want to die with dignity and take all these bastards with me. Please my last wish, conduct the airstrike, they will kill me either way."

https://www.funker530.com/danger-close-russian-calls-airstrike-on-himself-to-kill-isis/

https://www.funker530.com/airstrike-transcript-russian-operatives-last-words/

 

[bortas1]

 

[Maverick]

 

[DubiousKB]

 

[Masherbrum]

 

[Serenity]

 

[bozon]

I never trust such press releases.To me it sound much more likely that he was bombed by accident by his own forces. Maybe in one of those carpet bombing sorties. The government had the option to tell that he was killed in a friendly fire incident, or that he was carpet bombed like a random lowly civilian, or to give him a postmortem medal and score some public support with a classic story of bravery, biblical Samson style.

[Masherbrum]

There is always one......

[Zimme83]

I never trust such press releases.To me it sound much more likely that he was bombed by accident by his own forces. Maybe in one of those carpet bombing sorties. The government had the option to tell that he was killed in a friendly fire incident, or that he was carpet bombed like a random lowly civilian, or to give him a postmortem medal and score some public support with a classic story of bravery, biblical Samson style.

+1. Sounds just as likely.

[Ripsnort]

Let's hear the recorded audio.
(Can someone translate Rooskie?)

Trust, but CONFIRM.

[GScholz]

The folk in his hometown believes it: http://sputniknews.com/russia/20160331/1037293430/russian-hero-palmyra-memory.html

Radio interview with some more insight into the story: http://www.pri.org/stories/2016-04-05/facts-behind-russian-rambo-story

[jeep00]

I never trust such press releases.To me it sound much more likely that he was bombed by accident by his own forces. Maybe in one of those carpet bombing sorties. The government had the option to tell that he was killed in a friendly fire incident, or that he was carpet bombed like a random lowly civilian, or to give him a postmortem medal and score some public support with a classic story of bravery, biblical Samson style.

Was your response this succinct when the US Army first announced the courageous death f Pat Tillman? No matter. These men, and all like them, died in a foreign land fighting for their own countries ideals. The y are all heroes none may ever match, not just the ones in US colors, nor the ones with great stories.

[Zimme83]

Considering the fact that the Russians apparently not respects civilian lives and deliberately target civilian targets and residential areas (even with cluster bombs) I'm not going to use the word "hero".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UyVH6gdLJ8g

[DubiousKB]

Considering the fact that the Russians apparently not respects civilian lives and deliberately target civilian targets and residential areas (even with cluster bombs) I'm not going to use the word "hero".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UyVH6gdLJ8g

Right, because a drone has never killed an innocent... Better get off that high horse, looks like he's tired....

[Masherbrum]

Right, because a drone has never killed an innocent... Better get off that high horse, looks like he's tired....

He is a tool.  Tis best to allow the tool to rust in silence, than to acknowledge its presence.