{"id":13402,"date":"2026-03-21T09:27:18","date_gmt":"2026-03-21T09:27:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/2026\/03\/21\/russian-influencer-shot-down-while-flying-light-aircraft-putins-air-defense-mistaken-for-ukrainian-drone\/"},"modified":"2026-03-21T09:27:21","modified_gmt":"2026-03-21T09:27:21","slug":"russian-influencer-shot-down-while-flying-light-aircraft-putins-air-defense-mistaken-for-ukrainian-drone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/2026\/03\/21\/russian-influencer-shot-down-while-flying-light-aircraft-putins-air-defense-mistaken-for-ukrainian-drone\/","title":{"rendered":"Russian influencer shot down while flying light aircraft, Putin&#8217;s air defense &#8216;mistaken for Ukrainian drone&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-tnl-wp-lead-asset-lead-asset\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_38587995\" class=\"wp-caption\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Vladimir Putin&#8217;s lax air defense led to the death of a popular Russian influencer after his plane was mistaken for a Ukrainian drone, it has been claimed.<\/p>\n<p>Aviation blogger Pavel Koshkin and his passenger Vadim M. were shot while flying a small plane over the Moscow region in a major blunder by the Kremlin.<\/p>\n<div class=\"single__inline-module inline-module inline-module--newsletter aligncenter inline-module--thesun wp-block-nypost-editor-newsletter\" data-source-unit=\"Inline Newsletter Module \">\n<div class=\"inline-module__inner\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__title-wrapper\">\n<h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsign up for <span class=\"newsletter-name theme-main\">Sun<\/span> Newsletter\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tThank you!\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_38587966\" class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-caption alignnone aligncenter\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span>Popular Russian aviation influencer Pavel Koshkin was reportedly shot down by Russian air defense<\/span><span class=\"credit\">Credit: East2West<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_38587978\" class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-caption alignnone aligncenter\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span>Wreckage indicates that the light aircraft was shot down by surface-to-air missiles<\/span><span class=\"credit\">Credit: East2West<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_38566637\" class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-caption alignnone aligncenter\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span>This mistake has brought egg on the face of dictator Vladimir Putin<\/span><span class=\"credit\">Credit: AFP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Both were found dead in the debris in Kolomna, just two miles from the highly sensitive Russian missile plant that produces the deadly Iskanders used over Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>According to analysts, the wreckage of the Czech-made Alto NG aircraft indicates that they were attacked by a weapon of the Tor surface-to-air missile defense system.<\/p>\n<p>A massive explosion and &#8220;a plume of blue smoke&#8221;. <span id=\"4d9f5ba1-bde3-4a74-926b-6ed716054691\" class=\"suggested-link\">Sky<\/span> Reported by a resident.<\/p>\n<p>Officials say 27 kamikaze drones have been downed near Moscow overnight.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-readmore\">\n<div class=\"article-readmore__content-wrapper article-readmore__content-wrapper--multi\">\n<div class=\"article-readmore__content\">\n<div class=\"article-readmore__content-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"240\" width=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/newspress-collage-oytjgmqbh-1774034624575.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;1774034674&amp;w=360&amp;h=240&amp;crop=1\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-readmore__text\">\n<div class=\"article-readmore__text-wrapper\">\n<p class=\"article-readmore__text-kicker\">Vlad&#8217;s plan<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-readmore__text-headline\">Putin recruits glamor &#8216;secret weapon&#8217; for key role in upcoming Western elections<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-readmore__content\">\n<div class=\"article-readmore__content-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"240\" width=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ac-19_03-russian-influencer-comp_a4bd07.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=360&amp;h=240&amp;crop=1\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-readmore__text\">\n<div class=\"article-readmore__text-wrapper\">\n<p class=\"article-readmore__text-kicker\">&#8216;Prosecute him&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-readmore__text-headline\">Top pro-Putin blogger makes sudden U-turn, demands ouster of dictator<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>But another aviation blogger, Igor Volkov, wrote online: &#8220;Shot down&#8230; Pavel always flew properly &#8211; with all the necessary formalities, a transponder on, with a filed flight plan.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Volkov, who lived in France, criticized &#8220;the stupidity and incompetence of the army&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>He claimed that soldiers were &#8220;tired&#8221; of drones and &#8220;just pressed a button&#8221; without thinking.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;And now two people are gone,&#8221; he lamented.<\/p>\n<p>Volkov said the late influencer had &#8220;working cameras on board&#8221;, but he was &#8220;sure no one will ever see those recordings&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>The aircraft had a &#8220;ballistic parachute system&#8221;, an emergency rescue parachute designed to bring down the entire aircraft safely.<\/p>\n<p>It deploys by firing a small rocket which pulls the parachute out very rapidly.<\/p>\n<p>But the parachute material was found tangled at the crash site, indicating low altitude or late activation of the system.<\/p>\n<p>The plane fell near the Oka river.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities said a plane with registration number RA-3401G crashed, killing two people, but did not specify the cause.<\/p>\n<p>There has been no official comment on whether Russian air defenses were to blame for the tragedy.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_38587986\" class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-caption alignnone aligncenter\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span>The crash site was just a few miles from a highly sensitive missile plant<\/span><span class=\"credit\">Credit: East2West<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_38587990\" class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-caption alignnone aligncenter\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span>Koshkin flew with multiple cameras and safety precautions<\/span><span class=\"credit\">Credit: East2West<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>This comes after a popular pro-Putin blogger suddenly launched an attack on the Russian dictator &#8211; demanding his resignation and the fall of his regime.<\/p>\n<p>In an unprecedented move, 42-year-old Ilya Remeslo issued a scathing criticism of the dictator &#8211; demanding that Putin be prosecuted as a war criminal.<\/p>\n<p>The influential z-blogger&#8217;s post titled &#8220;Five reasons why I stopped supporting Vladimir Putin&#8221; has sent shockwaves across the country.<\/p>\n<p>In the hit piece, Remeslow predicted that the dictator would be overthrown in 2026.<\/p>\n<p>He also accused the Russian president of forcing countless troops into his meatgrinder war in Ukraine, crashing the economy and shutting down internet access.<\/p>\n<p>His manifesto states: &#8220;Vladimir Putin is not a legitimate president. Vladimir Putin must resign and be prosecuted as a war criminal and thief.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span>usually an attack dog<span> <\/span><\/span>kremlin<span>Remeslow&#8217;s surprise U-turn has caused mass confusion for his nearly 100,000 followers<span> <\/span><\/span>Russia<span><span> <\/span>And left the deranged regime tottering.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>This comes amid reports that Putin, paranoid after the assassination of Ayatollah Khamenei in Iran, is limiting public appearances.<\/p>\n<p>The trembling dictator is said to be in hiding after Khamenei&#8217;s death and Donald Trump&#8217;s capture of Venezuelan dictator Maduro.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vladimir Putin&#8217;s lax air defense led to the death of a popular Russian influencer after his plane was mistaken for a Ukrainian drone, it has been claimed. 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