UK spy chief says Russian forces ‘accidentally’ shot down own aircraft

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Russian forces have refused to carry out orders and accidentally shot down one of their own aircraft, the head of Britain’s Government Communications Headquarters spy service alleged.

It “increasingly looks like Putin has massively misjudged the situation,” Sir Jeremy Fleming said Thursday at the Australian National University.

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