The young Russian pilots a Wildwood spouter laments died doing their jobs. They were ordered into a precarious situation by a leader who knows NATO and it's lead country is a lion with no teeth. They violated the sovereign air space of Turkey, our ally, and got shot down, much like we would shoot down a Russian fighter/bomber violating our air space. I share none of the spouter's sympathies but always salute men who are brave enough to fight and die for what they believe in. They have more honor than all of our cowardly leaders who fear opposing Putin.