BluesFish
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Sauce (Reuters): https://www.reuters.com/article/ukraine-crisis-ukroboronprom-offer-idUKL5N2VB5J0
Mar 12, 2022 3:29 AM
BluesFish
128027
1564
15
Sauce (Reuters): https://www.reuters.com/article/ukraine-crisis-ukroboronprom-offer-idUKL5N2VB5J0
CuzImALady
Jagerbeast
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bennythered
But … helicopters are aircraft
ActionJful
Take the offer.
gis4gif
1000000000000000000000 Rubles then
sharkmommychompers
"get out of prison free" card of I've ever seen one
RG1980g1mp
134 million rubles / 67 million at current rates
FourWindBadger
Wait what if i steal a plane will i also receive 1 million?
agentcase
Do they get ukranian citizenship too? I would assume defectors do in this case.
darklordplatypus
They probably feel like they have to do this since they arent being sent those migs
annonymouse211
I hope this is wildly successful.
apollo1983
They should do this with large naval vessels
Rakuandglass
An ex soldier I know suggests that the underwing of Ukraine aircraft be painted yellow to avoid friendly fire.
wyhippie
any takers so far?
Grinch01
Damn i would take that over instantly if were a russian pilot
godofhorizons
Helicopters are aircraft. So does that mean they get 1.5 mil?
DesirousYeti
How do they surrender before getting shot down?
EvilEmperorXurg
Ayo, Ayo, Ayo, wololol.
Shagrmeister
You promise not to shoot me down?
hegeszto
And what trust you will put in these deserters after that?
EaNasirIsABastard
Deserters get POWd normally.
Aristocrats
I mean they can turn around and resell them. Fucking Ukrainians really know how to do business.
EaNasirIsABastard
They should offer 10K for each soldier who brings a rifle too.
EaNasirIsABastard
and more for vehicles or armour. Woollloo woolllooo
rivitingone
Not seeing me flying into Ukraine with a Russian military aircraft, expecting to just be allowed to land peacefully. I've seen the videos.
magila
Ukrainian farmers shouldn't be the only ones getting rich off this war.
ImYouFromTheFuture
How are you supposed to defect if uhh they'll just shoot you down the second they see you?
SrMordred
Came to ask this.
Megamastermetamememaker
There's air control and radio. FriendFoe transponders. Flying at speed and altitude that is not likely to be an attack.
SergeyPrkl
This is why they have been ordered to bomb cities from 30-40k feet. Normally it is transit altitude but suddenly it is attack altitude.
bcozisayso
Where is Ukraine getting that kind of money from? ?
Megamastermetamememaker
If one Javelin shot costs a 100k, than this is cheap.
ShadusMacAoidh
If I remember correctly, when this was first coming out, it was backed by an EU tech magnate.
countertroll420
The international donations are off the charts and well should be.
EaNasirIsABastard
https://tradingeconomics.com/ukraine/government-revenues Was not that hard to find.
only90skidswillgetthis
A million dollars for a fighter plane is nothing
magila
A million Dollars for a Russian pilot is a fortune.
only90skidswillgetthis
Yes exactly, but I'm talking about from perspective of Ukraine
I0VE525P00GE
I hope this is true.
Louminary
My very first thought
BluesFish
https://www.reuters.com/article/ukraine-crisis-ukroboronprom-offer-idUKL5N2VB5J0
I0VE525P00GE
Genius idea
masteryoplait
Why would it not be true?
greenchair
The internet is a hive of scum and villainy. This is true though
Hufflepufflerine
This is reuters though
ColoradoCattleCo
I hope this works.
TupperwareNinja
Does it count if I head to Russia and steal a plane?
randomtreebeard
I'm gonna go out on a limb and say yes.
ShamelessSeamus
Why would it not?
drenix
Cos it wouldnt count as defecting since they aint legit part of the army
redsmerf
Hilarious, but fruitless; the only ones that would do that are those without any family in Russia
wiskinator
Or the ones smart enough to send their family on vacation before they do.
minipancho94
worked in the korean war, with much more limited communications. if even one pilot defects, its a success.
raradizzinlove
You would be surprised. Family is thin in these situations.
Dinwiddie
Or they could aim the plane at an empty field, bail out, and claim to have been shot down. I reckon the Ukrainian's would confirm his story.
vengfish
I mean, for some getting away from their wife might be a bonus
SpaceTaco22
Same threat for NK defectors. And yet there’s dozens every year.
BastonneKnight
It can be useful if it causes internal conflicts where a pilot is grounded under the suspicion he may defect.
justanotherimgurianbidenhistime
I don't know. I may be an oddity, but there are certain family members where I would defect to get rid of them. Sorry, not sorry.
RG1980g1mp
defect, betray a trump level tard family...i see no problem.
CleverGroom
A lot of Russians are dead-ass telling their Ukrainian relatives that they're making shit up, Ukraine hasn't been invaded or bombed.
justanotherimgurianbidenhistime
I'm aware of that. It's not necessarily surprising because Putin has had control of the media there for the last 20 years or so.
CleverGroom
Totes. I'm just imagining those are the kind of family members one might feel more willing to leave behind. Hard to save them if you try.
maxlt1
If that number is greater than 0 then it's not fruitless
LordSethos
Yup, definition of fruit right there
MyRespectableAlterEgo
Costs basically nothing to make the offer, so why not give it a shot? Even one defector represents lives bloodlessly saved.
redsmerf
for the number of planes Russia has, they'll just replace them and keep bombing
rudi777
Well, the point is, Ukraine now has more air-defense for cheep, Russia has less
MyRespectableAlterEgo
That doesn’t disprove or detract from my statement