Reconnaissance drone footage released by Russian sources shows an attack against the Aviatorskoe. According to the reports, they allegedly destroyed one MiG-29 fighter jet and severely damaged the airport. Unfortunately, the video was recorded on an iPhone that I dropped into the Mediterranean Sea back in 2012 while I was on the 24th MEU, so it's difficult to confirm any of that information from the video alone.

The statement that Russians on Telegram are trying to make with this video is that the F-16 will have no meaningful impact on the battlespace, because the Russians are able to destroy some of the Ukrainians aircraft from a great distance while they are still on the ground. That may very well be the case, however if they could upgrade their cameras to be better than the gear Metallica left behind in Moscow back in 1991, it would make it a bit easier to believe.

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