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Russian fighter jet downed over eastern Ukraine as oil depot set ablaze (www.independent.co.uk)

submitted 3 weeks ago by HowRu68@lemmy.world to c/ukraine@sopuli.xyz

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Ukrainian troops have dramatically downed a Russian fighter jet over eastern Ukraine as an oil depot was set ablaze by a drone strike more than 100 miles away in Russia.

The Soviet-designed Su-25, nicknamed “Frogfoot” by Nato, was downed over Kramatorsk, Donetsk, as it fired on Ukrainian troops.

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[–] rbesfe@lemmy.ca 7 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

Love when journalists call anything with a jet engine and wings a "fighter jet"

[–] Hawke@lemmy.world 9 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

What would be your preferred terminology?

“Close air support aircraft” is a bit awkward.

[–] HK65@sopuli.xyz 6 points 3 weeks ago

Jet warplane is correct and broad enough to be accurate. Light bomber is still closer if they want to be specific.

Calling it a fighter is what made the Russian lies about the airliner they shot down sound plausible.

[–] Barbarian@sh.itjust.works 0 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

For players of strategy games, CAS suffices. No idea if militaries do it differently. Saying you're going to an automatic teller machine would be awkward to say as well.

[–] Hawke@lemmy.world 6 points 3 weeks ago

Journalism is only rarely directed at strategy game players though. CAS is not a common abbreviation for the public like ATM is.

[–] bouh@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago

In supreme commander it's Air Superiority Fighter, ASF. Acronyms are a plague if you intend any non specialist to understand anything though.

[–] BombOmOm@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago

"Attacker" is also used commonly for CAS aircraft and is very brief. Fighter, attacker, bomber.

[–] Lupus 4 points 3 weeks ago

Meh, close enough for the general public and us nerds know what a SU25 actually is.

[–] k_rol@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

What would you call it for the general population?

[–] mods_mum@lemmy.today 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I might be wrong but I think the correct term here is attack aircraft

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attack_aircraft

[–] Lupus 5 points 3 weeks ago

Or the beautiful German terms "Erdkampfflugzeug" or "Schlachtflugzeug"

[–] lemming741@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Like when journalists call with anything with a barrel and a trigger an "assault rifle"

[–] BombOmOm@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago

Ah, yeah. Reminds me of this oldie: