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| Grandmother fends off repeated Russian assaults |
| 2022-09-24 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. Actually, just kidding. Real headline below [KP] Russian helicopter pilots visited their grandmother, who saw them off and met them from combat missions by Dmitry Steshin Marina Ivanovna has two sons participating in the Special Operation, she is very worried about them. Photo: the crew of the "shooting Mi-8" A few weeks ago, a KP special correspondent flew to "strike" on enemy positions near Kharkov. After the flight, we managed to have a heart-to-heart talk with the pilots. And at the end of the interview, Igor, the first pilot of the "shooting Mi-8", told what hooked everyone - both the KP special correspondent and readers. Here's a snippet of that conversation in its entirety: “- During these months of fighting, was there something that struck you, right in the heart? Igor considers the answer for a few seconds: - Grandmother, an old grandmother in a village near the border. She has a red flag on her hut, and when we fly by, she comes out onto the porch, bows to us and baptizes us. And we fly further and understand, confidently understand - we are doing everything right, everything, in conscience, and, in truth. The special correspondent of the KP then suggested to Igor, they say, why don’t you fly in to this grandmother, don’t visit her? Is there a place for a helicopter to land there? Igor confirmed: - Yes, my grandmother has a huge field behind the house. It was evident how the pilot thought and summarized: "Great idea, why didn't we think of it before?" The denouement happened the other day. Igor wrote to the KP special correspondent - “We visited my grandmother!”. And gave details: - They collected food rations for my grandmother, after returning from the task they wanted to give her, but she was not at home. Then they decided to leave the parcel with the letter in the courtyard of the house. A couple of days later, the pilots were returning from a combat mission and suddenly saw a grandmother on the edge of the garden - she was baptizing the pilots. The helicopter landed very slowly and very carefully - this can be seen from the video that the pilot handed over to the command post. - It turned out that our benefactor's name is Marina Ivanovna, - says Igor, - she was, of course, amazed by our visit. And then we were surprised. It turns out that Marina Ivanovna has two sons participating in the Special Operation, she is very worried about them and is waiting at home with a victory ... Surprisingly, the descent of pilots from heaven to the one who prays for them and blesses them for feats of arms coincided with the six-month "anniversary" of the Special Operation. No one guessed specifically for the date, it just happened. And if you look, there are a lot of meanings in this story. |
| Posted by:badanov |
| #8 Is that what the do at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Dale? j/k |
| Posted by: DooDahMan 2022-09-24 13:58 |
| #7 I think it's usually an incident requiring investigations when an American military aircraft sets down, even if it's to get Grandma's pie, Dale |
| Posted by: Frank G 2022-09-24 13:27 |
| #6 Put that stuff away Dale. I can almost smell it from here. (eyes closing, long relaxed inhale) |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2022-09-24 13:13 |
| #5 Sure, Dale, sure. |
| Posted by: Rob Crawford 2022-09-24 13:11 |
| #4 Americans in American helicopter. Near Fort Deitric and Fort Mead and at the time Fort Ritchie. Right in the center of it all. |
| Posted by: Dale 2022-09-24 12:28 |
| #3 Sikorsky. Sounds suspicious. Great headline. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2022-09-24 11:05 |
| #2 Uh huh, Dale. Russians in a MI-8 in Maryland. ;-) |
| Posted by: Frank G 2022-09-24 07:14 |
| #1 I have seen this happen here in Montgomery county Maryland. No fuss. |
| Posted by: Dale 2022-09-24 03:43 |