“Real Soldier”: Western Readers Admire Brave Russian Pilot
Most Western media outlets published news about Russian pilot Roman Filipov flying a Su-25 attack aircraft shot down on February 3 while flying over the "Idlib" de-escalation zone in Syria, and then died when he detonated a grenade during a clash with terrorists.
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Western readers have been discussing this news enthusiastically. For example, the article in the Daily Mail has had more than two thousand comments, the most popular of which was about the bravery of the Russian pilot who died in the war.
"Rest in peace, my friend. A brave man, a true soldier. I'm sure he will be honored in Russia, not criticized in the press and judged as they do in our country," -The Sandman wrote.
"A brave man, in contrast to the cowardly rats he fought," -SunlundMakesMeBarf commented.
Many readers recall Russia's glorious military past.
"Russians have preserved the characteristics of their ancestors who lived through World War II. They are strong-willed young people. Imagine if the representatives of the effeminate generation growing up now in the West could resist something?", - asks reader talibasher.
"The civilized world needs to remember and honor him! You do good work, make your country and the whole world proud! Just like your grandfather during the war!", — Nik Rexna asserted.
Many readers are concerned about why terrorists have missiles to shoot down attack aircraft."Where did the terrorists get such missiles? This is the scariest thing about this. They can even shoot down civil aircraft. And we do everything to accuse Assad!", - reader Lukas commented.
"Was it Obama who provided these shoulder-fired missile systems?", - PeterM_Williams asked.
