Why the emphasis on the missile? If there was no missile, the plane was still a legitimate military target.
Unlike the passenger train terrorist attack the day before.
To me, this is good news. I can definitely see how we are severely lacking in low cost disposable drone technologies. The American industrial complex would have us spending hundreds of thousands or millions of dollars on weapons that take a long time to build or stockpile. The ability to quickly adapt in the battle field is a necessity these days and low cost, rapid production of offensive and defensive drones or drone related technology has proven to be urgently needed.
Euro trash politicians talk big about supporting Ukraine but when the US says "don't grift me brah" the Euro trash says "never mind". Great, our stockpiles are probably low so good to keep our stuff here.
At least four countries are already bailing out of commitments to pay the US for weapons supplies for Ukraine, raising a question mark over the level ...