That damage is very indicative of an anti-aircraft weapon. Almost all AA weapons are of the shrapnel variety, with the notable exception being the Patriot PAC-3 missiles, which are designed to actually hit the target directly. (Patriot PAC-2 missiles are of the standard shrapnel variety though.)
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Better reinforce the parts that have holes in them!
/s, obviously.
Someone read their survivor bias paper.
hopefully a write off
Or maybe hopefully they push their luck, and send one of their most competent crews on multiple sorties in it after repairs. Why wouldn't they trust the competence and morale of the repair and maintenence crew, or the wisdom of their commanders?
It's Russian, it might regularly look like that.