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2022-04-21 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

US maritime surveillance plane was over Black Sea minutes before Russian flagship Moskva was ‘hit by Ukrainian missiles'

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Posted by Skidmark 2022-04-21 00:00|| || Front Page|| [9 views ] Top

#1 The ship was also reportedly "harassed" by drones of the type Ukraine licensed from Turkey, and the Moskva was apparently conducting shore support -- which likely brought it close to the coast.

So it didn't take any external support for the Ukrainians to find it.

Posted by Rob Crawford 2022-04-21 08:55|| 2022-04-21 08:55|| Front Page Top

#2 But if a P-8 watched the attack go down and some breathless underling at the Pentagon has not rushed out to spill the beans about it, I'll take that as a win.

Posted by M. Murcek 2022-04-21 08:59|| 2022-04-21 08:59|| Front Page Top

#3 Give it time, it's been proven none of them can keep their mouth shut.

Posted by Chris 2022-04-21 09:14|| 2022-04-21 09:14|| Front Page Top

#4 Just happened to be in position to observe. Chance, precognition or....?

Posted by Mercutio 2022-04-21 09:15|| 2022-04-21 09:15|| Front Page Top

#5 "You can observe a lot just by watching."

- Yogi Berra

Posted by M. Murcek 2022-04-21 09:17|| 2022-04-21 09:17|| Front Page Top

#6 Trading OpSec for Likes. Unbelievable.

Posted by swksvolFF 2022-04-21 10:33|| 2022-04-21 10:33|| Front Page Top

#7 What will they do when the Russians shoot one of these aircraft down?

Posted by Abu Uluque 2022-04-21 13:14|| 2022-04-21 13:14|| Front Page Top

#8 Probably cream their panties.

Posted by swksvolFF 2022-04-21 13:53|| 2022-04-21 13:53|| Front Page Top

#9 Meh. You can be sure Russian and Chinese surveillance planes keep an eye on our fleets every chance they get. There's plenty of evidence the Ukrainians pulled off the attacked with their own capabilities; no need to invent our involvement.

Posted by Rob Crawford 2022-04-21 14:44|| 2022-04-21 14:44|| Front Page Top

#10 It is not like Moskva was hiding. To be a credible threat to Odessa, people have to know you are there. The trick to this strategy, as with the benefit plan, is not getting killed.

Posted by SteveS 2022-04-21 14:54|| 2022-04-21 14:54|| Front Page Top

#11 Have the trolls disappeared?
If so, what does that portend if anything?

Posted by ruprecht 2022-04-21 18:02|| 2022-04-21 18:02|| Front Page Top

#12 ^Yeah. Interesting. If they aren't interested in swaying our opinions anymore, that means... what?

Posted by Secret Master 2022-04-21 20:24|| 2022-04-21 20:24|| Front Page Top

#13 The most egregious got the Spam Cop. The rest...were underperforming and their ruble checks cut off?

Posted by Frank G 2022-04-21 20:37|| 2022-04-21 20:37|| Front Page Top

#14 I doubt the United States needed a P-8 to tell where the Moskva was; I imagine when they turn their radar on the ship's location is apparent to every sigint satellite with that section of the earth's surface in view.

Posted by Thing From Snowy Mountain 2022-04-21 21:51|| 2022-04-21 21:51|| Front Page Top

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