# Ukraine and Russia: War and Consequences

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**Tags:** ukraine, russia, separatism, donetsk-lugansk, vladimir-putin\
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Ward Carrol wasn’t a pilot, he was a Radar Intercept Officer (RIO) backseater. Obviously, he had to knows a lot about all aspects to do his job.

Some would argue the pilots were chauffers for the RIOs who were the actual brains of the operation, but that’s just inside baseball.

edit: post on the Pilot/RIO relationship [Modern Warfare - #854 by jdougan](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/modern-warfare/3858/854)

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