Video of Russia Shooting Santa Out of the Sky Speaks to Growing Fear of Ukrainian Drones
Shootdown of Azeri passenger plane reflects Russian jumpiness.

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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