This "Rabbit Hole" episode was supposed to be about the fighting around #Bakhmut, but breaking news today got our team's attention. With reports that #Russian fighter aircraft had intercepted an American MQ-9 Reaper drone and subsequently caused the drone to crash because of "reckless, environmentally unsound, and unprofessional" flight maneuvers that also "demonstrat[ed] a lack of competence," Dr. Yuval Weber and Maj Ian Brown looked at just what the Russian pilot might have been thinking (spoiler alert: thinking did not appear to enter into the equation). With echoes of recent #Chinese jet interceptions in the South China Sea, Maj Brown took listeners through a quick, and passionate, class on aviation safety (quite passionate, we had to bleep him out a couple of times). Dr. Weber also reviewed another breaking story that #Russia appears to be doubling down on its Suicide Squad recruiting technique by seeking female convicts to bolster depleted ranks.

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Down the Rabbit Hole on the Russia-Ukraine War #34 - Breaking News on Broken Drones