Classic British Flight Sim

putin in front of the war crimes investigators:
"Here is a pencil drawing of a russian tank. It is not tying people's hands behind their backs or shooting them in the back of the head. This proves that we are not guilty."

I feel so bad for those returning to "reclaim their homeland." Acres of rubble and their men murdered. What is there for them?

Pink Floyd - Hey Hey Rise Up (feat. Andriy Khlyvnyuk of Boombox)

I wasn't quite sure where to post this -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=saEpkcVi1d4

I don't understand the lyrics, but I find it incredibly emotional and upsetting. I don't want to see bloodshed on either side and think that this is the most unjust war in recent times.
Thinking of and praying for the people of Ukraine

Kevin

There are no winners in war.

No winners, plenty of losers.
Stirring track Kevin With respect, I think that they need more than prayers.
Civilian residential blocks shelled in the East, and a railway junction for would-be refugees to get out wrecked.
This is not even war, it is mass murder.

TSR2 wrote: ↑

08 Apr 2022, 00:18

There are no winners in war.

Not so sure about that, what about the armaments makers during conflict, & the contractors rebuilding after......
Keith

Airspeed wrote: ↑

08 Apr 2022, 04:05

This is not even war, it is mass murder.

Or even genocide!

Kevin

On a lighter note (if there can be one), here is the story of the Pink Floyd song 'Hey Hey Rise Up' that I linked above.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-61037080

Kevin

I see Boris is in/has been to Kyiv to meet President Zelensky. I wonder how he got there? My guess would be a flight to Rzeszow and then ground transport across the border and on to Kyiv (but that's still around 500 miles). I can't believe they would have risked flying to Kyiv.
There is currently an RAF RC-135W Rivet Joint aircraft patrolling the Polish border with Belarus and Ukraine.

Kevin

Kevin Farnell wrote: ↑

09 Apr 2022, 18:08

I can't believe they would have risked flying to Kyiv.
There is currently an RAF RC-135W Rivet Joint aircraft patrolling the Polish border with Belarus and Ukraine.

Kevin

Interesting. And full marks to Bojo - particularly the extensive walkabout . Noticeable that in recent days RAF and USAF activity has been scaled down, ( although they sent a B52 to the Black Sea the other day!! ) but the French Air Force, Italians, and Swedes ( particularly noteworthy given Sweden's long held neutrality ) have been flying significant patrols from the Baltic to the Rumanian Black Sea coast

Has anyone spotted the Il96 from the Russian Special Flight Squadron flying down the middle of the North Sea just currently abeam Scotland? I thought that those tw@ts were supposed to stay out of EU, UK and international airspace. Maybe it's a flight to collect expelled diplomats at least I hope that is what it is.

Andy