The Russian Army Is Trying to Stop the Invasion of Eastern Donbas

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The whole thing seems to have progressed at quite a stately pace. Why would they not have had enough time? So it's likely, i think, that e this is a result of the russian kind of determination to stick the play book. And although it didn't really fool many people a in certan, the military intelligence community in the west,. They seem to have in their determination to stick to this weird series of denials right to the last minute.

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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