Many a man and subordinate officer and, for that matter, some of the high officers expressed a reluctance at fighting against their own kin;but they obeyed orders.
Russia giving an entirely different version of events, saying there was no collision, there was no Russian jets firing at that U.S. drone, but Russia saying it does not want confrontations.
He was quickly defeated and subsequently killed himself, but his revolt set off a chain reaction whereby other powerful parties indicated their unwillingness to serve Nero any longer.