Quote:Where did you get two dozen? Because highest number I heard so far is this make three.

 

 

And if they didn't do anything when they shot down the Korean Air plane in the 80's they're not going to do anything now either. 

 

I'll see if I can find the precise article where I saw the number of planes shot down as being 26 in recent months, but this article references "several" Ukrainian planes being shot down in the area in recent months, including 2 in the past week. Several would be more than 3.

 

As far as the Korean Air jet being shot down and no response, the US response was pretty extensive, including adding additional Pershing missile batteries in Europe, sanctions that prevented Soviet airliners from flying in US air space,  That incident actually ratcheted up the Cold War to the point where we almost went to war with the Soviets. 

 

Interestingly enough, that incident also facilitated the expansion of the GPS system for private use by companies and individuals. 

 

BTW, witness reports in Russia indicate the jet was hit by a missile. 

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