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claiming that the fighter pilot has taken out six Russian jets
I find that really, really hard to believe.
This lady seems to going viral:
The video:
The transcript:
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/is-this-ghost-of-kyiv-video-real/
https://www.yahoo.com/news/russian-offensive-unexpectedly-slowed-fierce-184643283.html
Is there a recent example of pacifying a citizenry without absolutely crushing them with a bombing / siege campaign?
Even with bombing - most places are pretty hard to hold.
@xenon
most places are pretty hard to hold.
David Petraeus appeared on some show talking about that. He said that it's pretty easy to hold, IF the citizenry is with you. And he said that, for the most part, the Iraqis were.
This is totes different.
@George-K
Totes different is right. Ukrainians are not greeting the Russians with the traditional bread and salt.
Just think how much fun the Russians would be having if they didn't have air superiority...