‘Shoot down an American fighter jet and get a reward of Rs 1.41 crore’, Russia’s open offer to soldiers

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A fierce war is going on between Russia and Ukraine. In this war against Russia, all NATO countries including America, France, Britain are supporting Ukraine and providing weapons. Amidst all this, Russia has given an open offer to its soldiers. Russian companies have told the soldiers that if they shoot down American planes like F-16, Falcon flying in the skies of Ukraine, they will be rewarded."text-align: justify;">Russia’s Defense Ministry informed about this offer in a social media post. It quoted the director of Russia’s oil company FORES as saying that Russian pilots will get 15 million rubles i.e. Rs 1.4 crore for shooting down the first plane like F-15, F-16. Not only this, the Defense Ministry also said that a reward of 5 lakh rubles will be given for shooting down NATO tanks.

This announcement was made during an award ceremony, where the soldiers who destroyed the tanks of Western countries in Avdiivka, Ukraine were honored with a reward. Fores CEO had announced a reward for destroying tanks in June. Now the Fores company has announced a reward for shooting down a fighter jet. This was done at a time when recently the governments of Denmark and Netherlands had claimed that F-16 fighter planes are on their way to Ukraine and they are expected to start flying this summer."text-align: justify;">In fact, Denmark and the Netherlands have announced to give 85 jets to Ukraine to increase its strength in the war against Russia. Giving F-16 aircraft is considered to be a part of this series. Ukrainian officials had also indicated that more aircraft will come after this. Giving F-16 aircraft to Ukraine by NATO countries is part of the package announced by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg."text-align: justify;">