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Santa Mistaken for Passenger Jet, Shot Down Over Ukraine

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Santa Mistaken for Passenger Jet, Shot Down Over Ukraine

Crispin Burke
Dec 24, 2014
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Santa Mistaken for Passenger Jet, Shot Down Over Ukraine

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KIEV, Ukraine — Ukrainian officials have begun sifting through the wreckage of Santa's sleigh, after it was apparently shot down shortly before midnight local time, sources told Duffel Blog.

The government claims the sleigh was shot down by a Buk surface-to-air missile after being mistaken for a civilian passenger jet, according to a defense ministry spokesman. The sleigh was attacked over Eastern Ukraine, in an area controlled by pro-Russian rebels.

Ukrainian officials accused Russia of orchestrating the shoot-down. Russia denied the claims, citing their own RT news broadcasts as evidence.

According to an RT spokesperson, "Santa was tracked over Russian airspace dispensing Chemtrails, when he strayed into the Ukraine, and was shot down by Ukrainian fighter jets."

When pressed for further details, the spokesperson pointed to several furiously-edited Wikipedia entries posted within the last five minutes.

Adm. Bill Gortney, who commands North American Aerospace Command (NORAD), expressed his…

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