Russian Air Force

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The russian air forces massed around 300, slightly over about 310. A lot of those are in the southern d southern and western military districts. But they've also moved squadrons in from regiments,. And what would what ukraine have by way of comparison? Si, ukraine started off with between around 30 or so, make 29.

Freddie Sayers meets Justin Bronk.

It has been a week since the Russian invasion of Ukraine and one of many unanswered questions is why Russia has yet to launch the vast majority of its combat aircraft, despite having an advantage over the comparatively small Ukrainian air force. Could Putin be holding back the full might of his army for tactical or political reasons? Or is this failure to launch a symptom of poor planning by the Kremlin?

To seek out some technical expertise on this topic, Freddie Sayers spoke to Justin Bronk, Research Fellow for Military Airpower at the Royal United Services Institute.

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