Video of Russia Shooting Santa Out of the Sky Speaks to Growing Fear of Ukrainian Drones

Shootdown of Azeri passenger plane reflects Russian jumpiness.

Kazakhstan Emergency Ministry Press Service via AP
This image from video released by Kazakhstan Emergency Ministry Press Service on December 27, 2024, shows the crash landing of the Azerbaijan Airlines' Embraer 190 near the airport of Aktau, Kazakhstan. Kazakhstan Emergency Ministry Press Service via AP

A jolly, red-suited Santa flies over Red Square and the Bolshoi Theater. His sleigh is packed with “gifts” for Russia: Western missiles. On the ground, a grim air defense gunner pushes a button. A missile streaks across Moscow’s night sky. Santa and his sleigh are the center of a bright explosion that morphs into Christmas fireworks. Standing by, Russia’s “Father Frost” intones approvingly: “We don’t need anything foreign in our sky.”

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