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Twelve Russian service members involved in downing the first American-made F-16 fighter jet of the Ukrainian Air Force (UAF) had been paid 15 million rubles ($195,000), Fores told TASS on May 30
Fores, which is based in the Urals, is a prominent manufacturer specializing in proppants and microspheres, essential materials used in the oil and gas industry.
“Fores has delivered on its earlier promise to transfer 15 million rubles to members of the Russian Armed Forces for downing the first F-16 in the special military operation zone,” the company said.
The award ceremony took place in a border area in the presence of commanders on May 29, according to the company, which said that “twelve servicemen involved in downing the target received money certificates.”
Ukraine received the first batch of F-16s just last July. Ten such fighter jets have so far been delivered to the country out of a total of 85 pledged by Belgium, Denmark, Norway and the Netherlands. All jets are from the older Block 15 model, although they received the Mid-Life Update.
In December, Fores Director General Sergey Shmotyev said on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum that his company would pay a bonus of 15 million rubles for the first F-16 fighter jet that could be shot down in the special military operation zone.
The UAF has already admitted losing three of its F-16, with the first loss being reported last August, and the later tow in April and earlier this month.
Russian S-400 long-range air defense systems and R-37M long-range air-to-air missiles – typically launched from MiG-31, Su-35 or Su-57 fighter jets – were blamed for all three losses, which Ukraine alleged were the results of incidents.
According to TASS, Fores has so far donated 237.7 million rubles ($3 million) toward the purchase of hardware, communications devices, jamming systems, thermal sights, medicines, and evacuation equipment for the Russian military.
The company has also purchased more than 500 tons of healthcare products and medicinal drugs for the special military operation zone.
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zaur gurtsiev, the butcher of mariupol (20000 murdered civilians) got killed while meeting his gay friend muahahahaha 😆😆😆
once again, we witness the futile efforts of propagandists attempting to undermine the morale of their opponents. their only hope of avoiding total defeat lies in psychological manipulation. however, their failure to present any nuanced argument, coupled with their arrogant assumption that their adversaries are unintelligent simply for being different, inevitably results in failure.
its not made any easier when sf blocks my posts because i post the truth – i will try this — 1 hour ago russias envoy to the un -quote “russia will no longer allow any threats to its borders and russia will fight as long as it takes ” -quote end – are you going to block actual truth sf ???
try and pull yourself together.
i post here and on another website which uses wordpress on that website all derogatory posts are blocked – no swearing /sexual innuendo or three brain cell comments – so its sf choice to allow those posts. try and post intelligent comments clyde.
never stop derping.
now, now, now, ‘push yourself together’ may be less derogatory and more eco friendly .
i’d heard it was 200,000 and they drew and quartered every last one. i think it was in the nypost or maybe the sun. one of those esteemed papers of record. hahaha
netanyahu must immediately start laying the bomb carpet through damascus. the jihadist terrorist government is committing genocide against the druze, so the idf must immediately make saturation bombing in damascus.
why don’t you saturate yourself with more crystal meth ?
rif dimashq province: members of an auxiliary group to the syrian ministries of defence and interior launched a security campaign in qatna city in rif dimashq, arresting at least six civilians of the druze community, including four boys under the age of eighteen.
the fate and whereabouts of the arrested civilians remain unknown, amid unconfirmed reports about a larger number of arrested people.
the campaign coincides with the growing security tension in the region following the death of a prominent official in the executive committee in qatna and the injury of others in the ambush which was set yesterday by unidentified gunmen.
on wednesday, sohr sources reported that security forces arrested a media and social activist in al-nabak city in qalamoun area in rif dimashq following posts he shared on his account, highlighting violations by gunmen and administrative corruption in the city. the whereabouts and fate of the activist remain unknown.
according to sohr sources, the activist is known for stances criticizing corruption and violations by security forces in the region.
following the arrest of the activist, the city experienced a state of tension, while tens of residents staged a sit-in protest in the city centre, amid chanting slogans condemning the arbitrary arrest of the activist and calling for his immediate release.
where is israel’s druze ghassan alian and his idf bombs?
proud gay boys reports: russia not only has the largest gay community in the world, but also the fastest-growing 😆😆😆
another proof that ukraine turns everything it touches into shit. they can’t help themselves : they have a corrupt mindset because their society is corrupt by nature. that is why they have become the whore of the us, trying to sell themselves in exchange for recognition and acceptance that will never come. corrupt and stupid.
don’t be so silly the ukraines would kick zelensky out years ago if they could he’s the puppet of the vatican and that’s where the english cardinal meets with uim to give him his instructions whilst king chatles meets petsonally with him and gauranteed him england will back him for 10p years fact. msm facts.
your mistaken there g4y boy, the biggest community is televi in israhell. look it up its a fact
the impotents cry, being burned on their own napalm, the smell…well…smells like victory.
putler is an old pedophile who likes to fuck little boy boys.
i doubt. rumors are that he’s impotent
since putin is dead from stage 23 cancer 5 years ago, i don’t think any of this is possible. i heard it from credible sources :the western media.
yeah, it’s the potato logic, if he is impotent, he’s not dead. suheil al hassan perhaps will have another logic to apply to jordanitz.
everyone knows he won’t meet with zelensky because he’s just a hologram, whereas zelensky is just a hollow scam but still living and breathing somehow.
cases are so rare that i wonder why russia does not pay more. have corrupted russian officers eaten all russian money?
the wonder weapons are kept very far from russian fire, lest they be destroyed and cannot do their wonder anymore.
as far as a potemkin village goes, how would you say the failed ukrainain cia project has fared since the 2014 us coup in kiev? how many have fled to other countries? how much territory lost by the ukrainan state since the coup? how many dead ukrainain military personnel since the coup? how much loss of economic productivity among ukrainain citizens since the coup?
russian victory superiority generates more desperation from the retired janitor feminized amerikan losers at south front—
more smiling russian troops , yet the us cancelled it’s $ 10 m reward for al jolani
having run out of wonder weapons the west should now send the ukraine the final solution… a big white flag!
with a rainbow 🌈 flag each side.
the price of potato farms is going up in putinland!
and so we conclude you have an interest in the spud futures market in rooskie land ?
last week the last f16 out of the promised 24 left the netherlands. norway, denmark and belgium also started deliveries already so the bottleneck is the shortage of kamikaze pilots🤡
3 down 82 to go and unlimited more promised thanks to england’s 100 year commitment to war.
is a ‘money certificate’ a cheque ? 😀
they probably asked for money . . . . but got a “certificate”.
$195,000 for taking down an f-16. is poutine paying that out in $usd or roubles?… after all his nation has been through just in the last 15 years, destruction of property… freezing of russian assets abroad by the u.$. and eu, i would have thought their would be no american dollars left in the russian central bank???