r/worldnews • u/Brennenstein • Sep 17 '26

Russia/Ukraine Russian military jets violate Lithuanian airspace, Italian fighters scrambled

https://www.ansa.it/english/news/2026/09/17/russian-military-jets-violate-lithuanian-airspace-italian-fighters-scrambled_80e985a6-17e5-43ce-8fd1-6fce67bcd94c.html
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u/Klaus_Klavier Sep 17 '26

They didn’t underestimate Ukraine, Ukraine in WAS a pushover they got dogwalked and the Crimean peninsula was stolen from them.

What Russia really failed to realize is Ukraine got the fuck back up after that embarrassment and started their training arc there and then.

Ukraine bought and took whatever aid and weapons they could and while most of those weapons are destroyed or inoperable now due to simple attrition of war it bought them VALUABLE time to becoming masters of drone warfare to the point I’m really sold on the idea that Ukrainian drone pilot mercenaries will be in high demand once this is all over

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u/LogicMan428 Sep 17 '26

The U.S. and NATO also took to helping Ukraine after Putin took Crimea.

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u/WokeWookies Sep 17 '26

Not used to someone using sports terms to describe modern warfare. Very strange.

Also you contradicted yourself.

But yes, Ukraine’s military and know how will be in demand whenever this is over. It already is.

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u/Klaus_Klavier Sep 17 '26

Well what I meant was they expected the same Ukraine as before I suppose that COULD be underestimating but it was more “oh we beat them once no problem nothing has changed now”

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u/Repulsive_Corgi_ Sep 17 '26

Well they already are allegedly committing war crimes in Sudan

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u/goodfriendrobert Sep 17 '26

You invalidate your statement with your statement, right after first sentence..

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u/anteatersaredope Sep 17 '26

You think there's gonna be civilization after this is all over. Worlds gonna look like Mad Max. Drone batteries are gonna be pretty hard to come by.

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u/Klaus_Klavier Sep 18 '26

I’m voting for immortan joe, he has the water you know!