Georgia: Drone Downed
Registan comments on the latest scandal to hit Russian-Georgian relations after the alleged shooting down of an apparently unarmed Georgian drone by what appears to be a Russian MiG-29. For a variety of reasons outlines in the post, the blog concludes that the true circumstances of the incident may never be known.
Alas, like the other scuffles between Russian aircraft and Georgian sovereignty in its two separatist provinces, it is unlikely any concrete resolution will come to the incident. Given the politics of the situation, and the nature of this particular attack, it is unlikely conclusive proof of a Russian plane violating Georgian airspace and shooting down a Georgian military aircraft—incidentally, an act of war—will ever come to light.
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