I cannot begin to tell you how big a thing this loss is for Rurrian forces.

Ukraine now has a whole lot of political leverage to get MIG-29's and SAM's from NATO, whatever the De-escalation factions in DC wants.

The DoD, CIA and NSA have collective boners the size of a
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— Trent Telenko (@TrentTelenko) March 22, 2022