Yes, Russians are creating perfect conditions for the Pentagon to test every imaginable weapon they've got on those Russian practice targets.

There's now a high probability of raining Russian strategic bombers due to "engine failures", "fire accidents", and just plain being shot down by "Ukrainian" missiles.

After all, when "Turkey" (U.S. pilots) shot down a Russian fighter plane over Syria, what were the consequences? None.

And, when Israel shot down an even more important Russian military plane over Mediterranean, what were the consequences? Also none.

One can only conclude that when "Ukrainians" (U.S. crew and missile) shoot down Russian strategic bomber over Ukraine (in the very near future) there will be exactly the same consequences -- absolutely none (other than Russian moral also crashing just as hard).

Never mind the Russian firepower and tactical-level superiority (over Ukraine).

This level of Russian strategic incompetence actually makes it very likely that Russia will lose that war... and that's un-fucking-belieavable for anybody even remotely interested in the subject of warfare.

Sorry, but... as hard as I try, just have no words to describe this genuinely unbelievable idiocy that I'm seeing coming out of the Russian General Staff.