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ThisUsernameIsAVariation
Our eastern neighbors government radiates of small dick energy.
myweaknessisstrong
*laughs in Simo Hayha*
WolfKnifeLaserBacon
89PercentSureYoureFibbing
Putin/Mother has already eaten everything in Russia. Only way to survive is to continue consuming.
drdorman86350
What is plane doing now? It is taking boat ride to Germany.
TobiFuenke
Still unloading. Polonium tea is heavy.
MissSiesta
Could it be because they have to avoid Belarusian airspace? Since the military basically hijacked a plane in 2021?
Snowbella1
The Cargo plane:
macgerdo
Nothing in the german news. Would have been nice from germany to check the plane and give some answers since they use the german airport.
jayman0123
Gul Macet told me the ships were carrying supplies...
Ayecantread
jesusisherelookbusy
v
VibratingNipples
Oh that is nothing compared to what China have been doing to Taiwan
Kingstad
Russia you huge sack of shit, go make shit worse in a different solar system, and take the other two super powers with you
ideasplace
“Cargo plane”
MihailoFI
The flight plan was approved by appropriate officials and Finnish military was fully aware of it. Russia just trying to provoke a reaction
ScorneontheCob
Doggiedogdog
Russia is out manned and out gunned. It’s them v pretty much everyone else. Total clown show.
betelgeux
"Cargo" plane.
Thewulasvegas
Plane probably has more antenna on it than a heard of ants. My guess, signals intellegence plane.
TheWhiteBarry
"the aircraft was, however, an ordinary cargo plane with no antennas or sensors".
MeestowKitty
That could be detected.
mornstalk
There wasnt if you read the article
knowallknownothing
And how TF you expect someone to do that when @OP can’t even be bothered to post some sauce??
Well just google the headline..
TheSecondPiewackit
Having spent time in SIGINT... no, of course there wasn't... if you read the article. Not surprising in the slightest.
BassClefChef
SaturnineCult
They had a permission from Finnish authorities to fly over. That was on news the next day.
Bonsaipanda
Air Force did a fair call, even though the cargo plane is owned by a russian military subcontractor
ekzeko
Beyond that countries want a mild ammount of spying to happen against them so other states can verify what you've told them. In a period of-
growing tensions with NATO, Finland probably renewed it's comitment to neutrality. And Russia just double checked as to ensure a fast one-
isn't pulled on them. Everybody does it.
MrRobSteel
Russian New or Finnish New?
atlossforwords
Finnish news told by Finnish military security expert. Unauthorized flights would be escorted out by fighters
ThisIsWhyIDontTrustPeople
Where's the 800 year old document that Russia will use to justify annexing Finland?
SkinnCakeKing
We only were part of russia for 108 years, im more worried of the sweden that had us for over 500 years..
Hyero
Lucky for Finland the Swedes are pretty nice right now in comparison to back then.
Rasayana
Well "... Jag vet att Du är och Du blir vad Du var..." So you never know. ;-)
yokuski
Are Russian generals like little children who go ringing on the doorbell and run off into the bush giggling?
PleaseRespectMyAsshole
This may be nothing but posturing but, to me, it looks like Putin is testing how far he can push the West. He wants to know if anyone 1/
will get involved when (not if) they invade Ukraine. Sadly enough, no one will. We are going to abandon Ukraine to their fate. 2/2
lastmanonearthbutidroppedmyglasses
Hey now, the US will officially denounce Russia! They just wont' do anything USEFUL.
Of course not. We'll threaten sanctions but will never do anything to end the suffering of the Ukrainian people.
Calaros
Yeah sadly I reckon the limit to our intervention will be the weapons exports and small spec ops deployments we're already doing
Lol. The other guy who commented is a Russian troll who responded to me and then immediately muted me.
Starhaven350
And now finlands hard liners can spout Russian aggression slogans and whip up support. And then Russia can do the same.
Preincarnated
Finnish hardliners? Is Finland big enough to have a hard line wing? Also, what do they have to be hard lined over, really?
AllMaktAtTengilVarBefriare
Regain lost territory, unification with/annexation of Karelia. Rare these days, the Russians are majority population in these areas now.
Finland wanting to annex Karelia sounds like the background plot for a Netflix Christmas romcom named something like "The Princess Quarrel."
badgerbadgerbadgermushroommushroom
Fuck Putin right in the Pooter.
finhat
And coincidentally, the plane just happened to flew over two Finnish air force bases.
NationalistCanadianMooseWarrior
... did they not learn their lesson the first time?
DVSBSTrD
*fly
Obviously the air force doesn't care, if they were allowed to do that. And those bases are not a secret, go check them on google maps.
BallsDeepinaDragonscloaca
Fly over*
GodEmperorOfImgur
AND a deployed intelligence unit if I recall. Basically just saying "We know you're there."
MadeYouLookAgain
It's easier to look at them from google maps, if they want.
aisens
nothing beats outdated and highly processed maps for military planning
Hundreds of ppl do their military service every year in those places. Everyone knows where they are and what is there anyway.
Why are you downvoting? You can literally go see those bases at google maps. They're in no way secret you dumbasses.
TheCaptain00
Are you aware that a simple camouflaged tarp can hid an entire fighter jet?
Amount of our jets are very much public knowledge. Those are mandatory military service bases, you can visit them as civilian ffs.
toxcrusadr
They already know the bases are there, but you can’t get up to date info on what’s there from Google, you turnip.
If you had any idea what those bases are, you would notice how utterly stupid your comments are.
Was just trying to follow the thread, someone (I wonder WHO) said they flew over some bases.
skellington01
Putin’s like “what are you gonna do about it? Start a war? U wot m8?”
Obnoxious
'cargo' plane. Its cargo is probably high definition camera's mounted on the outside.
Richter12x2
Seems like in this day and age you'd just use Google maps.
laiskamato
There’s also the Open Skies -program, or at least was.
CaptainAsshat
Google Maps, where busy streets are often 6-7 years old pictures? To view military bases?
Those bases still have like, barracks from 70's and shit. So it's all the same if you look at few years old pictures.
Ghlargh
A lot of people thought Google Maps was a satellite live feed when it was first released.
PeterParkerPickedAPeckOfPickledPeppers
How do you say "That's just the curvature of the earth" in Russian?
HoldingAccount
The trick is that you don't need to
LiterallyAWizard
дурь несусветная
Bullshit it is.
ethannguyen357
Nyet.
CommentBot3000
Here you go: Финны смогут мостить свои дороги мертвыми русскими
Wouldn't be the first time!
DudeKenobi
Vesane
I know it's just a joke, but for completeness, I think it'd be: "Вот просто кривизна Земли"
Thank you!
Weird. In unrelated news, anyone know why opinion polls in Finland have suddenly shown an uptick in wanting to fully join NATO?
They've just started asking it more often. Some politicians would like to do that, but I don't think public opinion has really changed much.
swedeonamoose
when someone tell you not to do something so you just wanna do it more, like join Nato just to spite Putin.
Shnowonlymemes
Cargo was surveillance equipment. No lies detected.
BorkBork7
The Finnish security specialist interviewed by Yle pointed out that the aircraft was, however, an ordinary cargo plane with no antennas or 1
sensors normally evident on reconnaissance aircraft. 2
Yeah... he said it wasn't an overt military recon plane. Antennas are ridiculously easy to make and conceal.
"the aircraft was, however, an ordinary cargo plane with no antennas or sensors". Lose the tinfoil hat.
DubhIainn
But but.. its the american way - lets make fear out of everything. For fear will unite these disunited states, as it always has.
If they manage to stir up a conflict - then maybe the US people will stand together, rather than against each other. Maybe even vaccinate xD
Lol, RT has an Imgur account.
Thats a direct quote from the article that you would know if you had read it.
...where do you think I got the quote from, Narnia?
They should have included the word "Visible".
Yes because I'm sure the German authorities didn't bother to check the Russian plane that just landed.
I'm sorry... are you suggesting that a German TSA agent is trained in the detection of covert Russian SIGINT Equipment?
Yes keep repeating sigint. Everyone thinks you are very cool. Fucking TSA you're having a laugh. Get fucked you
Did you read the article b/c it states that there wasn't intel equipment?
laacis2
No, it was AMD equipment
coothlesscthulhu
1) "Intel equipment" doesn't really exist. It's varying degrees of COTS products. 2) How the hell would the article know?
It's all Intel vs AMD i tell you
Kind of. My $30 mil SATCOM suit ran a pirated copy of windows XP and was all consumer products.
Josiahkf
Really? Russia agreed to be detained and searched to prove the plane wasn’t transporting anything intelligence?
Bruh. There is no way in hell German authorities aren't going to search every single foreign plane that lands in Germany.
Since TheWhiteBarry muted me... to reply to his question... Germany didn't search our C-17 carrying TS equimpent when WE landed there.
I did not, but it was just a joke.
pseudopseudonym
Would you rather they fly it over ukraine or poland or the baltics? Seems like the least provocative route to me.
I guess they could have gone black sea - Mediterranean - italy - germany, but even black sea is considered part of ukraine fight
nobodyspecial995
They're flexing. They do this over Canada all the time. Our fighters go in escort them back
kashflow
Maybe someone got dared.
RuthlessRuben
Happens in Norway too, apparently every other week. It's what happens when your neighbour is Russia, it seems.
Norwegiansilverback
Aren't those usually bombers?
joveice
Bombers, fighters, anti submarine, fuel and AWACS are some of those I have seen by the border or crossing it
Maybe I just remember the Tu-95 because it was reported that the F-16 pilots couldn't hear their own engines over the noise from the props.
benjaminpoop8888
They do this over UK airspace every month
IronMustachio
They are testing your military's response time.
Sebbi
Heard they do it here in Denmark as well. Imagine those same pilots doing this month after month year after year and become friends. 1/2
2/2 they're like: Heeyy Boris! Yo Kasper! And asking how their families are doing and shit.
normalushall5
It is common for nations to fly cargo aircraft over other nations to test weapon systems such radar seeking munitions.
Caper2566
FunkyButttlovin
They do it regularly with their bombers over Alaska
NotifyThemSteveDave
Near*. They don't actually penetrate US or Canadian airspace. And to be fair, we fly near their airspace pretty often as well.
Alavar
But it bad bad when ruskies do it :( if you're gonna call out peoples bullshit at least do both sides lol
Reaper3087
It's a bit douchey when they do it in not a cargo plane. Last I heard it's a yearly thing.
OverthoughtUnderedited
Oh hey dere, youse seem to be lost, soory, let us just show you on back across the North Pole dere.
Emulen
You have Ford escort yets?
unluckyandbored
They do it to Alaska as well. Testing the waters.
Whatsname
Sauce, please
Tovarish1013
You think we don't do this shit to them every day? This is how propaganda works.
Callistan
The Russians do the same to the US, flying into Alaskan airspace a couple times a year.
PigsWeGetWhatPigsDeserve
In The Netherlands too.
iLikeTurtlesAndPizza
Canada treating foreign treats better than it’s native population.
golanthanatos
We really should just clog their engines with goose and be done with them...
"[Finnish] Air Force confirmed that a Russian cargo plane flew over Finland on Saturday evening in accordance with an approved flight plan."
People around here don't care if it's approved or not, just that Russia did anything and it must be a war declaration of sorts.
jmeyers1983
Well, the buildup of troops and the rhetoric from Putin sure doesn’t put people at ease.
PocketCleric
Approved by the russians
Dracon27
That's a weird flight plan
Call them and ask for a reason. I would like to know too.
DavidBrooker
This was a civilian plane, and they posted a flight-plan before hand. It's not Russia flexing, its people avoiding the possibility of 1/2
overflying an area at the same time Russia is flexing underneath. 2/2
TheobromineAddict
That's definitely the most sensible explanation.
mastikator
Should pull a Turkey and just shoot it down.
I mean if y'all really wanna piss off Russia like that go ahead but no fucking thank you lol
Streiquer
Or even a Russia: MH17 (2014) and Korean Air flight 007 (1983).
RoutemasterFlash
I remember seeing the headline when that happens: "Russian jet shot down by Turkey." My reaction was "Wow! And I thought the fat useless >
thisiscatman
"As god as my witness, I thought turkeys could fly." - Arthur Carlson
reallynotalex
Never forget the WKRP turkey drop tragedy in Cincinnati.
blitgerblather350
Force them to land, then put them on a passenger flight back and keep the jets. Don’t use them, just confiscate them.
Iwasoutedbyatroll
Does Goose or Maverick ever fly with them?
MrPappagiorgioFromYuma
Usually it’s Washout and DeadMeat
angryotterface
Canada Goose
Thatsmykenku
Goots and Maverick
bloodtaker3
Only inverted
TimmehCaster
Depends if they're keeping up international relations or "communicating"
We flipped him the bird...
congressionalbitch
HandoB4Javert
MrBoh
Beat me by three minutes lol!
Cyclicus
So it begins….
superchickin
Goose flies with us all in spirit
jamieb03303
Call sign "Cobra Chicken"
FourScoreAndSevenBeersAgo
Goodness...*sobs*... Gracious...*hiccup*... Great balls of fire.
PwnageHobo
Don't they remember the Winter War? Their strategy was to hope the Fins ran out of bullets before the Soviets ran out of soldiers
ImGoingToEatAllYourApples
Probably no longer relevant, sadly.
Yurets1257
Classic Imperium
Zeterai
[Happy Gas Mask Noises]
TeamsHero2021
Talvisota nevöfoket! Tervetuloa koittamaan piippalakit!
DUBAR70
If you're gonna do this, please offer an English translation. Muchas gracias.
SukhoiSuperjet
This is different. You're referring to aircraft in the Canadian ADIZ, where they are allowed to be. This is flying over actual territory
But as the Russians actually had an approved flight plan, this was also allowed.
elucca
It's allowed, but if this was indeed a Russian military thing, it sends a certain message even if it isn't a direct threat.
Oddtom6
“Approved” just means that the pilot and dispatcher agreed the route is safe and it was filed with ATC before takeoff.
And doing nothing illegally while flying there, if this site is so important to Finland, why don't they restrict airspace above it?
ThisUsernameIsAVariation
Our eastern neighbors government radiates of small dick energy.
myweaknessisstrong
*laughs in Simo Hayha*
WolfKnifeLaserBacon
89PercentSureYoureFibbing
Putin/Mother has already eaten everything in Russia. Only way to survive is to continue consuming.
drdorman86350
What is plane doing now? It is taking boat ride to Germany.
TobiFuenke
Still unloading. Polonium tea is heavy.
MissSiesta
Could it be because they have to avoid Belarusian airspace? Since the military basically hijacked a plane in 2021?
Snowbella1
The Cargo plane:
macgerdo
Nothing in the german news. Would have been nice from germany to check the plane and give some answers since they use the german airport.
jayman0123
Gul Macet told me the ships were carrying supplies...
Ayecantread
jesusisherelookbusy
VibratingNipples
Oh that is nothing compared to what China have been doing to Taiwan
Kingstad
Russia you huge sack of shit, go make shit worse in a different solar system, and take the other two super powers with you
ideasplace
“Cargo plane”
MihailoFI
The flight plan was approved by appropriate officials and Finnish military was fully aware of it. Russia just trying to provoke a reaction
ScorneontheCob
Doggiedogdog
Russia is out manned and out gunned. It’s them v pretty much everyone else. Total clown show.
betelgeux
"Cargo" plane.
Thewulasvegas
Plane probably has more antenna on it than a heard of ants. My guess, signals intellegence plane.
TheWhiteBarry
"the aircraft was, however, an ordinary cargo plane with no antennas or sensors".
MeestowKitty
That could be detected.
mornstalk
There wasnt if you read the article
knowallknownothing
And how TF you expect someone to do that when @OP can’t even be bothered to post some sauce??
mornstalk
Well just google the headline..
TheSecondPiewackit
Having spent time in SIGINT... no, of course there wasn't... if you read the article. Not surprising in the slightest.
BassClefChef
SaturnineCult
They had a permission from Finnish authorities to fly over. That was on news the next day.
Bonsaipanda
Air Force did a fair call, even though the cargo plane is owned by a russian military subcontractor
ekzeko
Beyond that countries want a mild ammount of spying to happen against them so other states can verify what you've told them. In a period of-
ekzeko
growing tensions with NATO, Finland probably renewed it's comitment to neutrality. And Russia just double checked as to ensure a fast one-
ekzeko
isn't pulled on them. Everybody does it.
MrRobSteel
Russian New or Finnish New?
atlossforwords
Finnish news told by Finnish military security expert. Unauthorized flights would be escorted out by fighters
ThisIsWhyIDontTrustPeople
Where's the 800 year old document that Russia will use to justify annexing Finland?
SkinnCakeKing
We only were part of russia for 108 years, im more worried of the sweden that had us for over 500 years..
Hyero
Lucky for Finland the Swedes are pretty nice right now in comparison to back then.
Rasayana
Well "... Jag vet att Du är och Du blir vad Du var..." So you never know. ;-)
yokuski
Are Russian generals like little children who go ringing on the doorbell and run off into the bush giggling?
PleaseRespectMyAsshole
This may be nothing but posturing but, to me, it looks like Putin is testing how far he can push the West. He wants to know if anyone 1/
PleaseRespectMyAsshole
will get involved when (not if) they invade Ukraine. Sadly enough, no one will. We are going to abandon Ukraine to their fate. 2/2
lastmanonearthbutidroppedmyglasses
Hey now, the US will officially denounce Russia! They just wont' do anything USEFUL.
PleaseRespectMyAsshole
Of course not. We'll threaten sanctions but will never do anything to end the suffering of the Ukrainian people.
Calaros
Yeah sadly I reckon the limit to our intervention will be the weapons exports and small spec ops deployments we're already doing
PleaseRespectMyAsshole
Lol. The other guy who commented is a Russian troll who responded to me and then immediately muted me.
Starhaven350
And now finlands hard liners can spout Russian aggression slogans and whip up support. And then Russia can do the same.
Preincarnated
Finnish hardliners? Is Finland big enough to have a hard line wing? Also, what do they have to be hard lined over, really?
AllMaktAtTengilVarBefriare
Regain lost territory, unification with/annexation of Karelia. Rare these days, the Russians are majority population in these areas now.
Preincarnated
Finland wanting to annex Karelia sounds like the background plot for a Netflix Christmas romcom named something like "The Princess Quarrel."
badgerbadgerbadgermushroommushroom
Fuck Putin right in the Pooter.
finhat
And coincidentally, the plane just happened to flew over two Finnish air force bases.
NationalistCanadianMooseWarrior
... did they not learn their lesson the first time?
DVSBSTrD
*fly
SaturnineCult
Obviously the air force doesn't care, if they were allowed to do that. And those bases are not a secret, go check them on google maps.
BallsDeepinaDragonscloaca
Fly over*
GodEmperorOfImgur
AND a deployed intelligence unit if I recall. Basically just saying "We know you're there."
MadeYouLookAgain
*fly
SaturnineCult
It's easier to look at them from google maps, if they want.
aisens
nothing beats outdated and highly processed maps for military planning
SaturnineCult
Hundreds of ppl do their military service every year in those places. Everyone knows where they are and what is there anyway.
SaturnineCult
Why are you downvoting? You can literally go see those bases at google maps. They're in no way secret you dumbasses.
TheCaptain00
Are you aware that a simple camouflaged tarp can hid an entire fighter jet?
SaturnineCult
Amount of our jets are very much public knowledge. Those are mandatory military service bases, you can visit them as civilian ffs.
toxcrusadr
They already know the bases are there, but you can’t get up to date info on what’s there from Google, you turnip.
SaturnineCult
If you had any idea what those bases are, you would notice how utterly stupid your comments are.
toxcrusadr
Was just trying to follow the thread, someone (I wonder WHO) said they flew over some bases.
skellington01
Putin’s like “what are you gonna do about it? Start a war? U wot m8?”
Obnoxious
'cargo' plane. Its cargo is probably high definition camera's mounted on the outside.
Richter12x2
Seems like in this day and age you'd just use Google maps.
laiskamato
There’s also the Open Skies -program, or at least was.
CaptainAsshat
Google Maps, where busy streets are often 6-7 years old pictures? To view military bases?
SaturnineCult
Those bases still have like, barracks from 70's and shit. So it's all the same if you look at few years old pictures.
Ghlargh
A lot of people thought Google Maps was a satellite live feed when it was first released.
PeterParkerPickedAPeckOfPickledPeppers
How do you say "That's just the curvature of the earth" in Russian?
HoldingAccount
The trick is that you don't need to
LiterallyAWizard
дурь несусветная
PeterParkerPickedAPeckOfPickledPeppers
Bullshit it is.
ethannguyen357
Nyet.
CommentBot3000
Here you go: Финны смогут мостить свои дороги мертвыми русскими
PeterParkerPickedAPeckOfPickledPeppers
Wouldn't be the first time!
DudeKenobi
Vesane
I know it's just a joke, but for completeness, I think it'd be: "Вот просто кривизна Земли"
PeterParkerPickedAPeckOfPickledPeppers
Thank you!
Preincarnated
Weird. In unrelated news, anyone know why opinion polls in Finland have suddenly shown an uptick in wanting to fully join NATO?
SaturnineCult
They've just started asking it more often. Some politicians would like to do that, but I don't think public opinion has really changed much.
swedeonamoose
when someone tell you not to do something so you just wanna do it more, like join Nato just to spite Putin.
Shnowonlymemes
Cargo was surveillance equipment. No lies detected.
BorkBork7
The Finnish security specialist interviewed by Yle pointed out that the aircraft was, however, an ordinary cargo plane with no antennas or 1
BorkBork7
sensors normally evident on reconnaissance aircraft. 2
TheSecondPiewackit
Yeah... he said it wasn't an overt military recon plane. Antennas are ridiculously easy to make and conceal.
TheWhiteBarry
"the aircraft was, however, an ordinary cargo plane with no antennas or sensors". Lose the tinfoil hat.
DubhIainn
But but.. its the american way - lets make fear out of everything. For fear will unite these disunited states, as it always has.
DubhIainn
If they manage to stir up a conflict - then maybe the US people will stand together, rather than against each other. Maybe even vaccinate xD
TheCaptain00
Lol, RT has an Imgur account.
BorkBork7
Thats a direct quote from the article that you would know if you had read it.
TheWhiteBarry
...where do you think I got the quote from, Narnia?
TheSecondPiewackit
They should have included the word "Visible".
TheWhiteBarry
Yes because I'm sure the German authorities didn't bother to check the Russian plane that just landed.
TheSecondPiewackit
I'm sorry... are you suggesting that a German TSA agent is trained in the detection of covert Russian SIGINT Equipment?
TheWhiteBarry
Yes keep repeating sigint. Everyone thinks you are very cool. Fucking TSA you're having a laugh. Get fucked you
BorkBork7
Did you read the article b/c it states that there wasn't intel equipment?
laacis2
No, it was AMD equipment
coothlesscthulhu
TheSecondPiewackit
1) "Intel equipment" doesn't really exist. It's varying degrees of COTS products. 2) How the hell would the article know?
laacis2
It's all Intel vs AMD i tell you
TheSecondPiewackit
Kind of. My $30 mil SATCOM suit ran a pirated copy of windows XP and was all consumer products.
Josiahkf
Really? Russia agreed to be detained and searched to prove the plane wasn’t transporting anything intelligence?
TheWhiteBarry
Bruh. There is no way in hell German authorities aren't going to search every single foreign plane that lands in Germany.
TheSecondPiewackit
Since TheWhiteBarry muted me... to reply to his question... Germany didn't search our C-17 carrying TS equimpent when WE landed there.
Shnowonlymemes
I did not, but it was just a joke.
pseudopseudonym
Would you rather they fly it over ukraine or poland or the baltics? Seems like the least provocative route to me.
pseudopseudonym
I guess they could have gone black sea - Mediterranean - italy - germany, but even black sea is considered part of ukraine fight
nobodyspecial995
They're flexing. They do this over Canada all the time. Our fighters go in escort them back
kashflow
Maybe someone got dared.
RuthlessRuben
Happens in Norway too, apparently every other week. It's what happens when your neighbour is Russia, it seems.
Norwegiansilverback
Aren't those usually bombers?
joveice
Bombers, fighters, anti submarine, fuel and AWACS are some of those I have seen by the border or crossing it
Norwegiansilverback
Maybe I just remember the Tu-95 because it was reported that the F-16 pilots couldn't hear their own engines over the noise from the props.
benjaminpoop8888
They do this over UK airspace every month
IronMustachio
They are testing your military's response time.
Sebbi
Heard they do it here in Denmark as well. Imagine those same pilots doing this month after month year after year and become friends. 1/2
Sebbi
2/2 they're like: Heeyy Boris! Yo Kasper! And asking how their families are doing and shit.
normalushall5
It is common for nations to fly cargo aircraft over other nations to test weapon systems such radar seeking munitions.
Caper2566
FunkyButttlovin
They do it regularly with their bombers over Alaska
NotifyThemSteveDave
Near*. They don't actually penetrate US or Canadian airspace. And to be fair, we fly near their airspace pretty often as well.
Alavar
But it bad bad when ruskies do it :( if you're gonna call out peoples bullshit at least do both sides lol
Reaper3087
It's a bit douchey when they do it in not a cargo plane. Last I heard it's a yearly thing.
OverthoughtUnderedited
Oh hey dere, youse seem to be lost, soory, let us just show you on back across the North Pole dere.
Emulen
You have Ford escort yets?
unluckyandbored
They do it to Alaska as well. Testing the waters.
Whatsname
Sauce, please
Tovarish1013
You think we don't do this shit to them every day? This is how propaganda works.
Callistan
The Russians do the same to the US, flying into Alaskan airspace a couple times a year.
PigsWeGetWhatPigsDeserve
In The Netherlands too.
iLikeTurtlesAndPizza
Canada treating foreign treats better than it’s native population.
golanthanatos
We really should just clog their engines with goose and be done with them...
SaturnineCult
"[Finnish] Air Force confirmed that a Russian cargo plane flew over Finland on Saturday evening in accordance with an approved flight plan."
Whatsname
People around here don't care if it's approved or not, just that Russia did anything and it must be a war declaration of sorts.
jmeyers1983
Well, the buildup of troops and the rhetoric from Putin sure doesn’t put people at ease.
PocketCleric
Approved by the russians
Dracon27
That's a weird flight plan
SaturnineCult
Call them and ask for a reason. I would like to know too.
DavidBrooker
This was a civilian plane, and they posted a flight-plan before hand. It's not Russia flexing, its people avoiding the possibility of 1/2
DavidBrooker
overflying an area at the same time Russia is flexing underneath. 2/2
TheobromineAddict
That's definitely the most sensible explanation.
mastikator
Should pull a Turkey and just shoot it down.
NationalistCanadianMooseWarrior
I mean if y'all really wanna piss off Russia like that go ahead but no fucking thank you lol
Streiquer
Or even a Russia: MH17 (2014) and Korean Air flight 007 (1983).
RoutemasterFlash
I remember seeing the headline when that happens: "Russian jet shot down by Turkey." My reaction was "Wow! And I thought the fat useless >
thisiscatman
"As god as my witness, I thought turkeys could fly." - Arthur Carlson
reallynotalex
Never forget the WKRP turkey drop tragedy in Cincinnati.
blitgerblather350
Force them to land, then put them on a passenger flight back and keep the jets. Don’t use them, just confiscate them.
Iwasoutedbyatroll
Does Goose or Maverick ever fly with them?
MrPappagiorgioFromYuma
Usually it’s Washout and DeadMeat
angryotterface
Canada Goose
Thatsmykenku
Goots and Maverick
bloodtaker3
Only inverted
TimmehCaster
Depends if they're keeping up international relations or "communicating"
nobodyspecial995
We flipped him the bird...
congressionalbitch
HandoB4Javert
MrBoh
Beat me by three minutes lol!
Cyclicus
So it begins….
superchickin
nobodyspecial995
Goose flies with us all in spirit
jamieb03303
Call sign "Cobra Chicken"
FourScoreAndSevenBeersAgo
Goodness...*sobs*... Gracious...*hiccup*... Great balls of fire.
PwnageHobo
Don't they remember the Winter War? Their strategy was to hope the Fins ran out of bullets before the Soviets ran out of soldiers
ImGoingToEatAllYourApples
Probably no longer relevant, sadly.
Yurets1257
Classic Imperium
Zeterai
[Happy Gas Mask Noises]
TeamsHero2021
Talvisota nevöfoket! Tervetuloa koittamaan piippalakit!
DUBAR70
If you're gonna do this, please offer an English translation. Muchas gracias.
SukhoiSuperjet
This is different. You're referring to aircraft in the Canadian ADIZ, where they are allowed to be. This is flying over actual territory
SukhoiSuperjet
But as the Russians actually had an approved flight plan, this was also allowed.
elucca
It's allowed, but if this was indeed a Russian military thing, it sends a certain message even if it isn't a direct threat.
Oddtom6
“Approved” just means that the pilot and dispatcher agreed the route is safe and it was filed with ATC before takeoff.
SukhoiSuperjet
And doing nothing illegally while flying there, if this site is so important to Finland, why don't they restrict airspace above it?